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Estimation of occupational exposure to asbestos in France among retired male self-employed craftsmen covered by the Social Security Scheme for the Self-Employed (RSI), based on data from the ESPrI program.
The ESPrI program (Epidemiology and Surveillance of Self-Employed Workers), launched in 2005 in collaboration with the Social Security System for the Self-Employed in seven regions of...
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Description of mortality rates from 2004 to 2008 among asbestos victims known to the Asbestos Victims Compensation Fund (FIVA) who suffered from benign conditions.
The French Institute for Public Health Surveillance has established a monitoring system for asbestos victims compensated by the Asbestos Victims Compensation Fund (FIVA). Thus, a cohort...
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Estimating the proportion of cancers attributable to occupational exposure to asbestos in France: using matrices developed as part of the Matgéné program.
Objectives: To produce and update estimates of the proportion of certain cancers (pleural mesothelioma, bronchopulmonary cancers, laryngeal cancers, and ovarian cancers) attributable to...
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Focus. Ev@lutil, a freely accessible online database on occupational exposure to asbestos, man-made mineral fibers, and nanoparticles.
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Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Adult Intensive Care Units. REA-Raisin Network, France, 2013 Results
The surveillance of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is a priority in intensive care, a high-risk setting due to patients’ critical condition and their exposure to invasive...
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Ebola Virus Disease: Enhanced Surveillance Measures in France and Characteristics of Reported Cases, March–December 2014
Following the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak that has been ongoing in West Africa since December 2013, France implemented an enhanced surveillance system in March 2014, with the...
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Consultation with experts in France as part of a European project on the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders
Objective: At the initiative of the European Commission, TNO Quality of Life in the Netherlands, CIOP in Poland, and PREVENT in Belgium formed a consortium and, in January 2008,...
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The Impact of Season and Heat Waves on the Links Between Ozone, Particulate Matter, and Mortality in Nine French Cities
Since 1997, the Air and Health Monitoring Program (Psas) of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) has been quantifying the short-term impacts of urban air pollution....
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Epidemiological and Virological Surveillance of Influenza in Metropolitan France, 2013–2014 Season
This article presents an epidemiological and virological overview of influenza activity in France during the 2013–2014 season. Methods: This review is based on a descriptive analysis of...
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Contribution of SOS Médecins associations to local surveillance of seasonal influenza in France
The objective of this study was to propose a statistical method for detecting local outbreaks of seasonal influenza based on data from SOS Médecins. Introduction: At the regional level,...
