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Outbreak of Community-Acquired Scabies: A Guide to Investigation and Management
In recent years, the Ddass and the Cire in the Aquitaine region have been called upon on numerous occasions to handle reports of scabies outbreaks in various types of group settings....
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The Health Status of the Population in France. Indicators Related to Public Health Policy. 2008 Report.
This publication provides an overview of the state of public health in France as of 2010. It is the third follow-up report on the objectives set forth in the Public Health Policy Act of...
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Assessment of the Health Impacts of the Chernobyl Accident in France: Epidemiological Surveillance System, Current State of Knowledge, and Evaluation. Summary of the Report
This joint report by the IPSN and the InVS addresses the following topics in turn: an overview of the current state of knowledge regarding both the health consequences of the Chernobyl...
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Aluminum: What Are the Health Risks? A Summary of Epidemiological Studies. The Epidemiological Section of the Joint InVS-Afssa-Afssaps Expert Review
Aluminum is the third most abundant element in the Earth's crust, after oxygen and silicon. Humans are exposed to naturally occurring aluminum through direct contact with soil and air,...
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Incinerators and Health. Recommendations for epidemiological studies aimed at improving our understanding of the health impacts of incinerators
The Institute for Health Surveillance convened a group of experts to propose areas for epidemiological research on the health impacts on populations living near municipal solid waste...
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Using PMSI to identify cases of a rare disease: the example of pediatric idiopathic bone marrow aplasia
In September 2004, the pediatric hematology department at a university hospital reported an unusually high number of six cases of idiopathic bone marrow aplasia diagnosed that year,...
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2003–2005 Work Plan developed in partnership between the InVS / DMCT and the cancer registries of the FRANCIM network. Final version dated July 1, 2003
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Analysis of Mortality and Causes of Death by Economic Sector from 1968 to 1999 Using the Permanent Demographic Sample. Study for the Implementation of the Cosmop Program: A Cohort for Monitoring Mortality by Occupation
The Cosmop program involves establishing a cohort for the systematic monitoring of mortality by occupation and economic sector in the general population. This descriptive study drew on...
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Health Risk Assessment of Drinking Water Chlorination Byproducts. Part 2: Exposure Estimation, Risk Characterization, and Feasibility of Epidemiological Surveillance of Diseases Linked to Overchlorination in the General Population
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Findings from the Elfe Pilot Study on Biological Sampling in Maternity Wards, October 2007. Final Report
The Elfe cohort (Longitudinal Study from Childhood) will analyze perinatal exposures to environmental, nutritional, and infectious pollutants and assess their impact on the health of...
