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Survey to Assess the Availability of Iodine Tablets to Residents Living Near the Bugey Nuclear Power Plant, September 1998
Fission products from nuclear reactors are released into the environment in gaseous form. Radioactive iodine isotopes can be inhaled and accumulate in the thyroid gland, potentially...
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Monitoring and Evaluation of Perinatal Health in Île-de-France Based on Health Certificates
Introduction - This study evaluates the use of initial health certificates (CS8) for monitoring perinatal policy in the Île-de-France (IDF) region. Methods - Each department in IDF...
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Mortality among active-duty French military personnel, 2002–2007
The French Armed Forces consist of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and the National Gendarmerie. Deaths among active-duty military personnel are reported by military physicians to the Armed...
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Batimex: A Job-Exposure Matrix for Cement Among Construction Workers—Design and Validation
Objective. To develop a job-task-exposure matrix (METE) specific to the construction sector and to evaluate its performance. Method. The METE, named Batimex, was developed a priori by...
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Geographic Variations in the Incidence Trends of Thyroid Cancer by Region Between 1983 and 2000 in France
Background - The objective of this study was to examine, using French registries, geographical variations in trends in the incidence of thyroid cancer among women according to tumor...
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Prevalence of obesity and associated factors among 5- to 6-year-old children in Haute-Savoie, France
Childhood obesity rose sharply in the 1990s. The routine school-based medical and developmental screening of 5- to 6-year-olds provides an opportunity to study its prevalence. This...
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Mortality from accidents in daily life in mainland France, 2000–2006
Introduction - The objective of this study is to measure and characterize deaths from everyday accidents in France from 2000 to 2006. Methods - The results were derived from the...
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Conditions and life events associated with overweight in adults: a gender-specific analysis of data from the SIRS cohort, Greater Paris, 2005
Introduction - The objective of this study, based on the first wave of the Health, Inequalities, and Social Disruptions (SIRS) cohort, is to estimate the association between certain...
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Addressing local environmental health issues in partnership with the humanities and social sciences
Experience shows that, in many reports of health issues attributed to environmental factors received by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS), it is necessary to...
