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Summary of Health Impact Assessments of Urban Air Pollution, France, 1995–2002
The health risks associated with urban air pollution have been assessed in numerous epidemiological studies, including the Air and Health Monitoring Program in 9 French Cities (PSAS-9),...
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Future Directions for BCG Vaccination Policy in France.
Following an analysis conducted by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVs) in 2001 regarding the epidemiological relevance of France’s BCG vaccination policy, working...
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Health impacts, epidemiological aspects. Airborne particulate matter pollution: current knowledge and research prospects. Primequal-Predit
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Study of Risk Factors for Death Among Older Adults Living at Home During the August 2003 Heat Wave. July 2004
An exceptionally severe heat wave struck France between August 1 and 15, 2003, resulting in the deaths of nearly 15,000 people. The deceased were primarily people aged 65 and older...
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Cases of tuberculosis reported in France in 2003.
Since 1964, tuberculosis has been a notifiable disease. Since then, surveillance data show a continuous decline in incidence at the national level through 1997, with incidence rates...
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Investigation into an imported case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in France, November 2004
The patient is a 61-year-old woman who had been visiting Senegal regularly since 2001 without residing there. At the time, she was working in Dakar (in the paramedical field). She...
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Editorial. Tuberculosis remains a pressing issue in France.
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Investigation of a cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases in the Poitiers metropolitan area. August–September 2003
In France, in 2002, 1,021 cases of Legionnaires' disease were reported to health authorities, representing an incidence of 1.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The sex ratio was 2.9 men to...
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Assessment of the Health Impact of Air Pollution in the Valenciennes Area from 1999 to 2001
The Regional Air Quality Plan (PRQA), established under the Law on Air Quality and the Rational Use of Energy of December 30, 1996, and whose implementation procedures are specified by...
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Investigation of a cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases in the town of Soulac-sur-Mer, France, 2004
Between August 23 and 31, 2004, four cases of Legionnaires' disease caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 were reported to the Gironde Departmental Health and Social Affairs...
