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Can pollen-related morbidity be estimated and monitored using health insurance data?
The study proposes a method for assessing pollen-related morbidity based on medication usage data derived from prescription coding. The data pertain to the general health insurance...
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Health Risk Assessment: Application to Household Waste Storage
Landfilling is currently one of the primary methods of waste management in France. The InVS and AFSSET, in collaboration with several organizations, have conducted a quantitative health...
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Incidence and Survival Rates for Cancers in Adolescents and Young Adults in France (1978–1997)
In France, cancer among 15- to 24-year-olds is rare and ranks as the third leading cause of death. The objective of our study was to examine incidence and survival rates among French...
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Globalization, the emergence and importation of infectious diseases
The recent SARS outbreak, the chikungunya virus outbreak in Réunion, fears of a new influenza virus, the risk of malaria re-emerging in Southern Europe, and the spread of dengue fever...
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Hazard identification: a key step in health risk assessment that requires further attention
The quantitative health risk assessment approach uses four standardized steps to organize available knowledge, identify gaps, and, where possible, estimate the risks faced by exposed...
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Screening, unless otherwise advised
New recommendations for expanded HIV testing in healthcare settings have been issued by the CDC and are currently being developed by the WHO. What are the arguments behind them, and what...
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Agencies in the healthcare system: a new institutional landscape? The role of agencies
There are agencies specializing in risk management and agencies focused on health system organization. What added value do they bring to the management of the health system? What role do...
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Impact of the Public Health Policy Act of August 9, 2004, on the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance
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Surveillance of Infectious Diseases: Principles and Organization in France in 2005
Surveillance is the "continuous and systematic process of collecting, compiling, and analyzing health data, as well as disseminating that data to all those who contributed to its...
