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Monitoring of occupational exposure in the general population: the Matgéné program.
The Occupational Health Department of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance has established and coordinates a program to develop job-exposure matrices tailored to the...
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Cosmop: Analysis of Mortality by Economic Sector.
Introduction - The Cosmop project involves the systematic analysis of a mortality surveillance cohort by occupation and economic sector within the general population. Method - The first...
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Response to international health crises: Marburg hemorrhagic fever outbreak, Uíge Province, Angola, 2005.
As of August 23, 2005, Angola’s Ministry of Health reported 374 cases (329 deaths) of Marburg hemorrhagic fever, including 368 cases in the northern province of Uíge. The response to...
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Prevalence and evaluation of renal replacement therapy for chronic kidney disease in seven French regions in 2003.
Under the new regulations governing the treatment of chronic kidney disease (Decrees Nos. 2002-1197 and 2002-1198 of September 2002) and the priorities of the 2004 Public Health Act, the...
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The prevalence of end-stage chronic kidney disease treated by dialysis in France in 2003: the national Sros-IRCT survey.
Since the regulatory changes implemented in 2002, the provision of care for end-stage chronic kidney disease—and in particular the number of dialysis stations—must be determined not on...
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Assessment of the health impact of indoor radon exposure in France.
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that accumulates in poorly ventilated homes. It is a known lung carcinogen in humans. The exposure of the entire French population to...
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The North-South Gradient in Coronary Morbidity and Mortality in France: Recent Data from French Registries of Ischemic Heart Disease, 1997–2002.
Starting in 1984, the three French registries of ischemic heart disease participated in the international MONICA project (MONItoring trends and determinants in CArdiovascular disease)...
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Deaths from accidents in daily life: nearly 20,000 deaths each year in mainland France.
Statistics on medical causes of death in France are compiled by the Inserm Center for Epidemiology of Medical Causes of Death (CépiDc) based on death certificates. These statistics cover...
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Health Status and Healthcare Utilization Among Immigrants in France: A Literature Review.
The health status of immigrants is considered a significant public health issue due to the economic and social vulnerability that some of them may experience, which contributes to the...
