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The prevalence of end-stage chronic kidney disease treated by dialysis in France in 2003: the national Sros-IRCT survey.
Since the regulatory changes implemented in 2002, the provision of care for end-stage chronic kidney disease—and in particular the number of dialysis stations—must be determined not on...
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Trends and Outlook for Kidney Transplantation in France.
Kidney transplants account for the majority of organ transplants performed in our country: 2,423 of the 3,948 transplants performed in 2004 (61.4%). Kidney transplantation improves...
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Survey of non-infectious disease clusters, France, 1997–2002.
Following investigations conducted by the Environmental Health Department of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) regarding reports of spatio-temporal clusters of...
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The North-South Gradient in Coronary Morbidity and Mortality in France: Recent Data from French Registries of Ischemic Heart Disease, 1997–2002.
Starting in 1984, the three French registries of ischemic heart disease participated in the international MONICA project (MONItoring trends and determinants in CArdiovascular disease)...
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Editorial. Toward Oversight That Measures Up to the Challenge.
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Quebec's Radon Management Policy.
In the absence of a provincial radon policy, the Public Health Branch of the Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS) commissioned the Quebec National Institute of Public...
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Monitoring Radon Exposure, France, December 2006.
For the French population, exposure to radon, along with medical exposure, is the primary source of exposure to ionizing radiation. Radon is a known lung carcinogen for humans: it is...
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Risks Associated with Radon: Insights from Studies of Miners.
This article presents epidemiological studies conducted on populations of miners to analyze the risks associated with radon exposure. It reviews the available data, with a particular...
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of a measure to prevent blood exposure accidents during venous blood collection.
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Incidence of blood-exposure incidents among nursing staff in mainland France, 1999–2000: results of a multicenter survey conducted in 32 hospitals.
