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Survey to Assess the Availability of Iodine Tablets to Residents Living Near the Bugey Nuclear Power Plant, September 1998
Fission products from nuclear reactors are released into the environment in gaseous form. Radioactive iodine isotopes can be inhaled and accumulate in the thyroid gland, potentially...
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Predictive value and sensitivity of the Program for the Medicalization of Information Systems (PMSI) compared to cancer registries: application to thyroid cancer (1999–2000)
Background: Cancer registries track the number of new cases diagnosed among residents of a specific geographic area but cover only 13% of the French population. Estimating the national...
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Initial Assessment of the Follow-up of the Hemophilia Population in France (FranceCoag Cohort), 1994–2005
Introduction - As part of the FranceCoag Network project, a prospective cohort (the FranceCoag Cohort) of patients with inherited coagulation disorders (ICD) was launched in January...
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Characteristics of Accidents Involving Exposure to Blood in a Pediatric Setting
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Screening, unless otherwise advised
New recommendations for expanded HIV testing in healthcare settings have been issued by the CDC and are currently being developed by the WHO. What are the arguments behind them, and...
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Epidemiological Situation of Cutaneous Melanoma in France and Its Impact on Prevention
Among skin cancers, melanoma represents a significant public health problem in France due to its prevalence, its lethality, and its rise over the past two decades. This article...
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Epidemiological surveillance in the workplace: follow the guide!
The InVS and the INRS have recently collaborated on the development of a guide dedicated to the epidemiological surveillance of workplace mortality. This methodological document is...
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Causes of death in a cohort of EDF-GDF workers: a comparison of occupational health data and national statistics
Several methods can be used to identify the medical causes of death among participants in an epidemiological study. In a study of EDFGDF workers, the causes of death were obtained from...
