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Epidemiology of Maternal Mortality in France, 1996–2002: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Causes.
Introduction. Maternal mortality is an indicator of the quality of obstetric care. In 1996, France established a surveillance system that includes monitoring rates and causes, as well as...
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Editorial. Occupational Health Surveillance: A Major Undertaking.
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Survival of Cancer Patients in France and Europe: Results of the Eurocare Study for the Period 1990–1994.
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Epidemiology and Control of Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococci at the Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital, France, 2004–2007.
Introduction: We describe the characteristics of an outbreak of glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium (ERG) at a 2,000-bed teaching hospital and the measures implemented to control...
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Survival of cancer patients in France: a study based on data from the Francim network registries.
Introduction - This article presents some results from the first survival study based on the combined data from the cancer registries of the Francim network. Materials and Methods - Data...
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The Quebec Tumor Registry: A Tool to Support Cancer Surveillance and Research.
The Quebec Tumor Registry is a central data collection system designed to record all new cases of malignant tumors—also known as "cancer"—that occur in Quebec, with the aim of ensuring...
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Disabling low back pain and social circumstances: findings from the HID (Handicap-Incapacity-Dependency) survey, France.
Objectives - To describe the relationship between disabling low back pain and socioeconomic status in France. Methods - The data used were from the 1999 HID national household survey for...
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Will the aging population overwhelm the healthcare system?
Opinions are divided on the impact of population aging on healthcare costs. Some argue that demographic trends over the coming decades will be unsustainable for public finances and will...
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The Nephrology Epidemiology and Information Network (Rein): a national registry of renal replacement therapies for chronic kidney disease.
The "Epidemiology and Information Network in Nephrology" (Rein) was established to address public health issues raised by treatments for end-stage chronic kidney disease. Its purpose is...
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Incidence of cancer near municipal waste incineration plants in France, 1990–1999.
The objective of this study is to analyze the relationship between the incidence of cancer in adults and exposure to air emissions from municipal waste incineration plants. It focused on...
