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Exposure of the French population to bisphenols A, S, and F: National Biomonitoring Program, Esteban 2014–2016
Bisphenols (A, S, and F) are synthetic chemicals primarily used in the production of polycarbonates and epoxy resins. These compounds are found in the manufacture of electronic...
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The Relevance and Feasibility of an Epidemiological Study or a Decontamination Campaign: The Case of Chlorinated Solvent Contamination at Saint-Exupéry Middle School and the Liberté Vincennes Daycare Center (Val-de-Marne)
As part of a renovation project for Saint-Exupéry Middle School in Vincennes, preliminary studies conducted in 2017 led to an analysis of indoor air quality at the school and the...
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Exposure of the French population to perfluorinated compounds: National Biomonitoring Program, Esteban 2014–2016
Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) are synthetic chemicals used in a wide range of industrial products and everyday consumer goods. Widely present in the environment, persistent, and...
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Exposure of the French population to glycol ethers: National Biomonitoring Program, Esteban 2014–2016
Glycol ethers constitute a group of oxygenated solvents comprising more than eighty compounds, about thirty of which are commonly available on the global market. These solvents have been...
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Short-term impact of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) on mortality in 18 French urban areas, 2010–2014
Background: We present an analysis of the short-term associations between exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) in ambient air and mortality by cause, age group, and season across 18 study...
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Phthalate Exposure in the French Population: National Biomonitoring Program, Esteban 2014–2016
Phthalates are chemicals found in many everyday consumer products (food packaging, toys, vinyl flooring, cosmetics, household cleaning products, paints, etc.). Diet is estimated to...
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Mortality Associated with Parkinson’s Syndrome in France: A Study Based on Death Certificates, 2000–2010
Introduction: There is still limited information available in France to assess the burden of parkinsonian syndromes (PS), of which Parkinson’s disease is the most common cause, in terms...
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Prevalence of Parkinson's Disease in France: National and Regional Data, 2010–2015
Objectives: In France, data on the prevalence of Parkinson’s disease (PD) typically pertain only to specific geographic areas or populations. The objective of this report is to estimate...
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Resources developed as part of the “Social Inequalities in Health” program, 2013–2015: “Socioeconomic Variables” fact sheets, “Social Disadvantage Indices” fact sheets, and resources for understanding the concept of vulnerability in public health
The French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) and, subsequently, Santé publique France, as part of their mandate—to monitor the health of the population and its...
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Healthcare-associated infections, antibiotic resistance, and antibiotic use: data from the Raisin surveillance networks
From 2001 to 2017, the Network for the Alert, Investigation, and Surveillance of Nosocomial Infections (RAISIN; see box below) coordinated the surveillance of healthcare-associated...
