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Mammography Practices Among Women Aged 35 to 75: A Descriptive Study of Patients at Health Screening Centers
Mammography practices were studied among a sample of 19,253 women aged 35 to 74 who underwent a periodic health examination (PHE). Mammography is common among women attending a PHE, even...
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Special Report: Epidemiology and Ionizing Radiation. On Epidemiological Surveillance Around Sites Using Radioactive Substances
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Mortality, Morbidity, and Costs of Rotavirus Infections in France
Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe acute diarrhea in children. The objective of this study is to determine, for the first time in France, the mortality, morbidity, and costs...
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Ile-de-France Pilot Program to Promote Access to Preventive Care and Dental Services, 2002–2004
As part of the mission entrusted to it by the World Health Organization (WHO), the French Union for Oral Health (UFSBD) requested that the Île-de-France region launch a pilot program in...
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Why hasn't the number of abortions decreased in France over the past 30 years?
Despite the widespread use of medical contraception (the pill and IUDs), the rate of abortion has remained stable since 1975. This should not lead us to conclude that contraception has...
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Investigation of a mercury poisoning case
In April 1994, the pediatric department at Senlis Hospital (Oise) alerted the regional health inspectorate (D.R.A.S.S. of Picardy) regarding two cases of chronic mercury poisoning. Once...
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Special Report. Epidemiology and Ionizing Radiation. Epidemiology and Health Risk Assessment of Ionizing Radiation: Methodological Challenges and Unmet Social Needs
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A prospective study of 308 newborns born to HIV-positive mothers
