Introduction - The objective of the Serac study was to describe long-term disabilities in severely traumatized children admitted to the intensive care unit following a traffic accident. ...

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common severe motor disability in children, with a prevalence of approximately 2 per 1,000 live births. In 1998, 14 registries of children with CP across...

Introduction - The European SPARCLE project explores the influence of the environment on the quality of life (QOL) of a representative population of children aged 8 to 12 with cerebral...

Introduction - The objective of this study is to describe, using data from the French Registry of Childhood Disabilities (RHEOP), the prevalence and characteristics (associated...

Most childhood disabilities are permanent and lead to “lifelong” limitations in activity and restrictions on participation. It is important to better understand and monitor trends over...

In 2005, tests on fish caught in the Rhône River, upstream from Lyon, revealed levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) exceeding regulatory health limits. Further investigations,...

Introduction: Early puberty is suspected to be promoted by exposure to endocrine disruptors (EDs), and its incidence has been identified by an international panel of scientists as a key...

Biomonitoring makes it possible to track the presence of environmental pollutants and their effects on the body. It is currently in high demand among the general public. Public health...

Introduction: Sickle cell disease, the most common genetic disorder in France, was identified as a priority in the 2004 Public Health Act, with goals to reduce mortality and improve care...

Neonatal screening officially began in France in 1972. It is organized by the French Association for the Screening and Prevention of Childhood Disabilities (AFDPHE) and operates under...