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...

Objectives: The Défenestrations surveys aim to describe the number, circumstances, severity, and trends of accidental falls from heights involving children. Subject, materials, and...

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...

Introduction: Early exposure to endocrine disruptors, which are ubiquitous in the environment, may affect the development of reproductive functions. Idiopathic central precocious puberty...

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...

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...

Background - Various studies have examined the link between exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE) and kidney cancer, with conflicting results. Analysis of a case-control study revealed an...

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...

Accidents in daily life are the most common and the most frequently fatal: they occur 2.5 times more often than traffic accidents. Falls, suffocation, poisoning, drowning, and fires are...