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Patient advocacy groups in the fields of AIDS and substance abuse
The scale of the collective mobilization sparked by the AIDS epidemic has been highlighted time and again. Due to a logic of selective dissemination, infection with the human...
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CDAGs and the Management of HIV Infection
In France, since 1988, anonymous and free HIV testing centers (CDAG) have been established in every department to enable individuals to voluntarily undergo HIV testing. There are...
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Commented analysis. Air pollution and hospitalizations for ischemic heart disease among adults aged 64 and older living in Seoul, South Korea. Special issue. Air pollution and older adults: risk assessment
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Commented analysis. The effect of low levels of particulate air pollution on hospitalizations for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among older adults. Special issue. Air pollution and older adults: risk assessment
This article is a commentary on the following study: Chen Y, Yang Q, Krewski D, Shi Y, Burnett RT, McGrail K. Influence of relatively low levels of particulate air pollution on...
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Commented analysis. Short-term effects of air pollution on hospital admissions for respiratory causes: the case of people aged 65 and older. Special issue. Air pollution and older adults: risk assessment
This article is a commentary on the following study: Schwartz J. Short-term fluctuations in air pollution and hospital admissions of the elderly for respiratory disease. Thorax. May...
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What tests are recommended for an asymptomatic child who has been exposed to tuberculosis, has a positive tuberculin skin test (TST), and has a normal chest X-ray?
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Epidemiological Situation of Tuberculosis in the Île-de-France Region in 2001
In France, the incidence of tuberculosis has remained stable at around 10 cases per 100,000 inhabitants since 1997. However, the Île-de-France region, which has the highest population...
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Human Rabies in France in 2004: Current Status and Management
Twenty people died of rabies in France between 1970 and 2003 (compared to 55,000 per year worldwide), with 80% of these deaths occurring upon return from a trip to Africa (the Maghreb...
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Cancer in France in 1995 and its trends over the past two decades
Estimates of cancer incidence in France in 1995 put the number of new cases at nearly 240,000. Fifty-six percent of these cancers occurred in men. Overall, cancer accounts for 27% of all...
