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Heat Wave: Summary of Studies Conducted by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance and Implementation of an Early Warning System
Following the heat wave of summer 2003, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance launched several studies: two case-control studies to examine risk factors for mortality among...
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Breast Cancer Screening. Evaluation Report on Epidemiological Surveillance. Data from 2001 and 2002
The results of the French organized breast cancer screening program are presented according to the old guidelines for 2001 and 2002 and according to the new guidelines for 2002. Compared...
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2005 Heat Wave and Health Alert System (SACS 2005). Operational Report
The purpose of this report is to present the 2005 version of the heat wave and health alert system. The system remains based on the same principles that were in place during its first...
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Surveillance of nosocomial bacteremia in France. 2003 Results
This report presents the national results from the second year of surveillance of nosocomial bacteremia in France. In 2003, 137 healthcare facilities participated in the French...
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New HIV diagnoses in France in 2003: How many of these new diagnoses represent recent infections?
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Anti-smoking legislation in France: smoking
Anti-Tobacco Legislation in France Smoking is one of the most widespread public health threats in the world. One of the most effective ways to combat this scourge is through legislation....
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Smoking in France: Recent Trends: Smoking
The Cancer Plan, launched nearly two years ago, has given new impetus to tobacco prevention in France. Among the measures adopted, the most significant is the massive increase in tobacco...
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Evaluation of the Implementation of the New Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening
In 2000, the Ministry of Health’s Cancer Plan established the nationwide rollout of a screening program that had already been launched in 32 departments since 1994. In 2003, 46 new...
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Tuberculosis in France: The Reasons Behind a Persistent Problem
The Île-de-France region is the hardest-hit, with an incidence rate of 27.1 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2002. Foreign nationals aged 15 to 39 constitute the primary at-risk group, with an...
