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Health and Work: A Call Center to Prevent Occupational Exclusion
In the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, a call center was opened in 2006 at the initiative of the Institute of Occupational Health in Northern France, in partnership with the Lille Regional...
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Breast Cancer Screening Practices in Paris: Results of the 2006 Osapiens Survey
The organized breast cancer screening program, launched in Paris in 2003, offers advantages in terms of quality control and evaluation compared to the individual screening approach with...
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The Influence of Socioeconomic Factors on Cancer Screening Participation Among Women in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Region: Results from the 2002 "Santé, France" Decennial Survey.
Objectives - To assess the influence of socioeconomic factors on the uptake of breast and cervical cancer screening based on results from the 2002 INSEE Decennial Health Survey in the...
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Epidemiology, genetics, and prenatal diagnosis of diaphragmatic malformations in Alsace, France.
Introduction - The objective of this study is to analyze clinical and epidemiological data on diaphragmatic malformations and to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of prenatal...
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Is fetal karyotyping warranted following the prenatal diagnosis of isolated clubfoot?
When clubfoot (PVE) is detected during prenatal screening without any other associated fetal abnormalities, the question arises as to whether amniocentesis is indicated. The appropriate...
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Antibiotic Use at the Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP): Trends Over 15 Years, France, 1990–2004
Introduction - To prepare for a parallel surveillance of hospital antibiotic use and trends in bacterial resistance, we analyzed antibiotic use at the Assistance-Publique - Hôpitaux de...
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Overweight rates among middle and high school students in Val-de-Marne, France, in 1998 and 2005, by socioeconomic characteristics
Objective - To describe trends in the prevalence of excess weight (overweight and obesity combined) among middle and high school students in the Val-de-Marne department between 1998 and...
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Worker Cohort in the Toulouse Metropolitan Area. "AZF" Health Cohort. Key findings from the May 2005–April 2006 follow-up year (Year 3)
The working population of the Toulouse metropolitan area was particularly affected by the explosion at the "AZF" factory due to the large number of businesses destroyed. Following a...
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Vaccination against invasive meningococcal C infections in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime. Assessment of vaccination coverage among individuals aged 1 to 19 years during the MenBvac® vaccination campaign, October 2008–June 2009. Final Report
Since 2003, Seine-Maritime has been the site of a significant number of invasive meningococcal infections (IMI), particularly of serogroup B. Dieppe and its surrounding municipalities...
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Outbreak of febrile syndromes at a nursing home for the elderly during the heat wave of August 2009 in the Vaucluse department
In August 2009, a nursing home for the elderly in the Vaucluse department reported seven suspected cases of influenza. Since the nasal swabs taken to test for the novel 2009 H1N1 virus...
