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Gambling in France in 2014
The study of gambling practices is a relatively recent development in France. Two surveys allow for the study of these behaviors before and after the 2010 legislative changes that...
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Epidemiology of Oral Cancers in France
Introduction - Our objective was to describe the current epidemiology of oral cavity cancers in France. Materials and Methods - National incidence data for oral cavity cancers were...
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Effects of Chronic Uranium Exposure on Mortality: Results of a Pilot Study Among Nuclear Industry Workers in France
Background: Several studies have been conducted among French nuclear workers on the effects of external exposure to ionizing radiation (IR). A pilot study on the effects of internal...
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Feasibility of monitoring precocious puberty in France using medical and administrative databases
Introduction: Early exposure to endocrine disruptors, which are ubiquitous in the environment, may affect the development of reproductive functions. Idiopathic central precocious puberty...
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Regional trends in sperm quality over time and environmental hypotheses
Introduction: Semen analyses conducted on a sample of 26,609 men representative of the general population were used to analyze regional trends in sperm quality over time. The consistency...
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Perceived pollution around an industrial site: using INSEE grid data for high-resolution mapping
The use of geographic information systems (GIS) in epidemiological studies of environmental health has become commonplace, both for data analysis and for presenting results. To address...
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An estimate of sports-related traumatic deaths in mainland France in 2010
Introduction. Physical exercise is beneficial to health, but it can also lead to accidents of varying severity, some of which result in death. The objective of this study was to estimate...
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Epidemiological surveillance of accidental child falls from windows: surveys from 2005, 2006, and 2013
Objectives: The Défenestrations surveys aim to describe the number, circumstances, severity, and trends of accidental falls from heights involving children. Subject, materials, and...
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Prisons in the Île-de-France region in 2009: Inmates and Drug Use.
The purpose of this article is to examine how addiction treatment is organized in prisons and how it has evolved, as well as how the prison environment tends to concentrate a high...
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National trends and regional variations in the rate of patients undergoing surgery for testicular cancer in France, 1998–2008
Introduction. In 2005, testicular cancer accounted for 0.6% of all cancers in men in France. Its incidence has been steadily increasing for more than 20 years in most industrialized...