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Assessing Radon Risks in Regions: Raising Awareness Among Stakeholders About a Little-Known Public Health Issue.
We spend 90% of our lives indoors, and radon is recognized as a carcinogen. In France, however, even among potential stakeholders in radon management, there remains debate regarding its...
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Strengthening France’s national cancer surveillance system: the implementation of the Multi-Source Cancer System (SMSC).
The Multi-Source Cancer System (SMSC) is a government initiative whose development has been entrusted to the InVS. It aims to strengthen the cancer surveillance system based on...
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The role and experience of informal support.
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Epidemiology and Control of Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococci at the Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital, France, 2004–2007.
Introduction: We describe the characteristics of an outbreak of glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium (ERG) at a 2,000-bed teaching hospital and the measures implemented to control...
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Challenges in Environmental Health. The Role of Toxicovigilance.
Toxicovigilance, which draws on toxicological and epidemiological expertise, plays a key role in environmental health surveillance and monitoring. The activities of the Toxicovigilance...
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The Issue of Gender in the Analysis of Addictive Behaviors Based on the Health Barometer, France, 2005.
Objectives - To assess the influence of gender on psychoactive substance use among adults in France, according to educational level, employment status, occupation, and social class....
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Incidence of cancer near municipal waste incineration plants in France, 1990–1999.
The objective of this study is to analyze the relationship between the incidence of cancer in adults and exposure to air emissions from municipal waste incineration plants. It focused on...
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Editorial. Environmental health surveillance: a little-known yet essential discipline.
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Environmental Health Monitoring and Surveillance in Île-de-France: Complementarity Between Cire and ORS.
The characteristics of the Île-de-France region, particularly its high level of urbanization, give rise to nuisances—notably noise and pollution—and raise questions about their health...
