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The Health of 6-Year-Olds Based on School Health Screenings
Before children start elementary school, doctors and nurses from the Ministry of Education conduct a health screening. According to a survey conducted in 2000–2001 based on a sample of...
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Air pollution and health. At first glance, it might not seem obvious... but it really is!
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Air quality monitoring. Study of children’s personal exposure to NO₂ and fine particulate matter
Problem Statement: Comparisons between air pollutant concentrations measured at fixed monitoring stations and personal exposures measured over short periods show weak correlations....
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Changes in hospital physicians' practices regarding post-exposure prophylaxis following non-occupational HIV exposure between 1997 and 1999
A study was conducted in July 1997 among clinicians reporting AIDS cases to examine their experience and attitudes toward the management of recent HIV exposures. The study concluded...
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Recent Trends in AIDS in France (January 1998–June 2000)
The purpose of this article is to highlight recent trends in AIDS between January 1998 and June 2000: a marked slowdown in the decline of new AIDS cases and deaths, the predominance of...
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Cases of Legionnaires' disease reported in France in 1999
Since 1987, surveillance of Legionnaires' disease in France has been based primarily on a mandatory reporting system. Surveillance was strengthened in 1997 through an interactive...
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Meningococcal Infections in France in 1998 and 1999
Systemic meningococcal infection (meningococcal meningitis or meningococcemia) is a rare disease in France that primarily affects children; its severity lies in the fact that it is...
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Eradication of polio
The success of the global eradication of smallpox, certified in 1980, encouraged the World Health Organization to launch the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988. At that time,...
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AIDS Surveillance in France: The Situation After a Two-Year Hiatus
The data presented here are provisional, based solely on the analysis of cases diagnosed through December 31, 1999. Updated data will be published in November 2000, incorporating...
