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Tuberculosis Care in Paris in 2010.
The Paris Tuberculosis Control Center (CLAT 75) currently consists of a coordination unit and four medical-social centers. The data presented here were collected as part of CLAT 75’s...
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Screening for childhood lead poisoning in the Nord department (France): strategies implemented by the Regional Health Agency
Introduction: The national lead poisoning surveillance system is based on the screening by physicians of minors with one or more risk factors for lead exposure. The objective of the...
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Description of the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) outbreaks in the French overseas territories in the Americas: Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and the Northern Islands (Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin), April 2009 to January 2010.
As the French territories closest to the areas initially affected by the 2009 A(H1N1) influenza pandemic, the regions of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Martinique, along with the...
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Drug-resistant tuberculosis in Seine-Saint-Denis: a case-based screening study
The strategy for investigating and screening tuberculosis cases appears to be poorly implemented in France. To describe the screening of close contacts (CCs) of patients hospitalized for...
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Prevalence of severe disabilities among children in France and trends over time.
Motor, sensory, and intellectual disabilities are systematically recorded by the two French registries of childhood disabilities in order to monitor changes in their prevalence over...
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Assessment of the Feasibility of Implementing Screening for Childhood Lead Poisoning Among Children Living Near Three Glass Factories in Lorraine. Recommendations and Management Measures, 2007–2008
Introduction - As part of efforts to reduce cases of lead poisoning linked to industrial activity, glassworks in Lorraine were required to commission a soil assessment to determine the...
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Mercury in French Guiana: A Summary of Health Exposure and Impact Studies Conducted from 1994 to 2005
Environmental mercury contamination in French Guiana stems from gold mining activities carried out in the late 19th and 20th centuries. Studies were conducted between 1994 and 2005 to...
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Socioeconomic determinants of participation in organized colorectal cancer screening, Calvados (France), 2004–2006
Several studies have shown that an individual’s socioeconomic status influences participation in cancer screening. However, these studies were primarily based on questionnaires and were...
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Survey on High School Students’ Knowledge, Opinions, and Behaviors Regarding Human Papillomavirus (HPV), France, Alpes-Maritimes, 2009
Introduction - The availability of two new vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) offers significant hope for women’s health, particularly for women who have never been infected...
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Monitoring of low back pain and its occupational risk factors in companies in the Pays de la Loire region.
Introduction: Thanks to the epidemiological surveillance program for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) implemented in the Pays de la Loire region, it was possible to estimate the...