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Measles: On the Path to Elimination? Editorial
France is facing a resurgence of measles outbreaks even as it strives to meet the WHO’s goal of eliminating the disease by 2010. To achieve this goal, the DGS has established a working...
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Tobacco Info Service (0825 309 310 - €0.15/min): analysis of calls received between December 2003 and March 2004.
At a time when smoking cessation clinics are overwhelmed with requests, INPES is offering smokers a telephone service designed to help them quit. This article describes the service,...
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Recent trends in tobacco use in France.
Following the announcement of the Cancer Plan (January 2003), ambitious goals were set to reduce tobacco use. After the implementation of educational and regulatory measures, cigarette...
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The Ban on Tobacco Advertising and Promotion: Toward a More Effective Legal Response.
As part of the Cancer Plan, the National League Against Cancer (LNCC) and the National Committee Against Smoking (CNCT) joined forces in 2003 to analyze the extent and variety of...
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Family history of colorectal cancer and negative blood culture: evaluation of two screening methods with the involvement of the family physician
This article presents the results of a study designed to evaluate the effectiveness of fecal occult blood tests and a self-administered questionnaire—subsequently validated by a family...
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Drug sensitivity of imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria in France in 1997
Travel to malaria-endemic areas and imported malaria cases in France increased in 1996. To obtain a representative sample of imported malaria, five "sentinel" hospitals sent all of their...
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The AIDS Situation in France as of September 30, 1986
As of September 30, 1986, the number of cases reported to the DGS under the program established in March 1982 had reached 1,050. The average number of new cases reported was 14.9 per...
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Updated Recommendations on Vaccination for Children Born to HIV-Positive Mothers
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Study of the time lag between an AIDS diagnosis and reporting to the D.G.S.
