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A survey of crack users in the Île-de-France region. Feedback on a harm reduction tool designed to limit the transmission of HIV and hepatitis
In France, the population of crack users is particularly at risk of hepatitis C transmission through the sharing of glass crack pipes, which are easily breakable and conduct heat well....
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Chronic Hepatitis B Treated at Specialized Centers Since 2008: Initial Results
A national surveillance system for chronic hepatitis B was established in 2008, in collaboration with reference centers (university hospital hepatology departments), to describe the...
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Hepatitis B vaccination coverage among children estimated based on 24-month health certificates, France, 2004–2007
In France, vaccination against the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is recommended for all infants, following a 3-dose schedule. Vaccination coverage among infants is estimated based on...
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Differing Perceptions of Outdoor Air Pollution: Social and Regional Disparities. How Can We Develop an Equitable Policy?
The "Environmental Health Barometer" survey conducted by the National Institute for Prevention and Health Education (INPES) gathered opinions on environmental and health issues through a...
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World No Tobacco Day, May 31, 2010 [Editorial]
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Tobacco use by socioeconomic category and industry sector. Methodological tool for epidemiology. Accompanying note
The report "Tobacco Use by Socio-Professional Category and Economic Sector" presents, for the first time in France, estimates of tobacco use by occupation and economic sector. These data...
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Suicide and Employment in France: Initial Analysis of Available Data
Suicidal behavior is a complex, multifactorial process. While it is currently difficult to determine the exact number of work-related suicides, certain data do exist that allow us to...
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Health Impacts of Climate Change in France. What Are the Challenges for the InVS?
Several health risks and environmental events that are likely to be exacerbated by climate change are commonly identified in the literature: the emergence or re-emergence of infectious...
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Factors Influencing the Return to Blood Lead Levels Below the Toxicity Threshold in the Île-de-France Region (1992–2006)
Background. Given the serious health consequences of lead poisoning (blood lead levels [Pb] of 100 mg/L or higher), the objectives of this study were to estimate the time required and to...
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Impact of the ban on smoking in public places on hospitalizations for acute coronary syndrome in France: the EVINCOR-PMSI study, preliminary results.