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Environmental Exposure to Trichloroethylene Among Residents Living Near Contaminated Sites in the Île-de-France Region. Assessment of Exposure and Associated Health Risks, and Support for Public Health Decision-Making
Trichloroethylene (TCE) contamination has been detected near former industrial sites in the Île-de-France region. The concentrations measured in the air inside residents’ homes were up...
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Exposure of Pregnant Women to Environmental Pollutants in France in 2011 - Volume 2: Metals and Metalloids
The national biomonitoring program, implemented by Santé publique France (formerly the Institut de veille sanitaire), includes a perinatal component based on a subsample of pregnant...
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Descriptive analysis of chronic industrial pollution based on available data. Checklist
This document has been developed to assist the decentralized offices of the Ministry of Health (particularly the DDASS) in compiling all available data to describe a situation of...
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Results of the Ongoing Survey on Accidents in Daily Life. 1999–2001. EPAC Network. Summary
Accidents in daily life are "unintentional injuries" that occur at home or in the immediate vicinity (garden, yard, garage, and other outbuildings), outdoors (in a store, on a sidewalk,...
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Results of the ongoing survey on accidents in daily life. 1999–2001. EPAC Network
Accidents in daily life are "unintentional injuries" that occur at home or in the immediate vicinity (garden, yard, garage, and other outbuildings), outdoors (in a store, on a sidewalk,...
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Study on dioxins and furans in breast milk in France
Dioxins (PCDD) and furans (PCDF), collectively referred to as "dioxins," belong to the chemical family of chlorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (CPACs). They are highly stable,...
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Epidemiology of Accidental Injuries in Equestrian Sports: A Literature Review (1997–2009)
This review provides an overview of the epidemiological data on equestrian injuries published in scientific journals. The number of equestrian injuries is often reported relative to the...
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Factors Influencing the Severity of Dog Bites in Emergency Departments. A Multicenter Study, France, May 2009–June 2010
Every year in France, dog bites result in several thousand visits to emergency rooms and numerous hospitalizations. An interdisciplinary epidemiological study involving epidemiologists,...
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A Study of Cryptorchidism and Hypospadias Cases Treated Surgically in France from 1998 to 2008 in Boys Under 7 Years of Age, Based on Data from the Medical Information Systems Program (PMSI)
Cryptorchidism and hypospadias are urogenital malformations whose increasing prevalence has been reported in some countries and which are suspected to be linked to exposure to endocrine...
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The Epidemiology of Rugby-Related Injuries: A Literature Review
Rugby is a contact sport that leads to injuries resulting primarily from the physical collisions players experience during games and practices. The epidemiology of rugby injuries has...