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Dioxins emitted by the Besançon municipal waste incineration plant and cancer risk: an eco-epidemiological approach in France.
Uncertainties remain regarding the risk posed by environmental exposure to dioxins for the general population. Our team therefore conducted a research program focused on the municipal...
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Socioeconomic and Geographic Disparities in Participation in Organized Colorectal Cancer Screening. Public Health Monitoring Conference, Paris, November 26, 27, and 28, 2008
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Socio-demographic and economic factors associated with tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use among first-year college students in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, 2005–2006
Objectives - To quantify students’ use of tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis and to identify the sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors associated with these uses. Methods - Survey of...
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Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections in home hospitalization (HAD) at Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, France, 2007
Home hospitalization facilities (HAD) have always been excluded from national surveys on the prevalence of nosocomial infections. However, a new survey on the prevalence of...
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Prevalence of high blood pressure in the general population of Martinique
Background - Since 1996, hypertension has been identified as one of the top health priorities in Martinique, but its prevalence in the general population had never been measured....
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Surveillance system for clusters of acute lower respiratory infections in senior care facilities in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Winter season 2006–2007
In long-term care facilities for the elderly (LTCFs), a large number of cases and deaths due to acute respiratory infections (ARIs) could be prevented by improving prevention and control...
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Investigation of Sick Building Syndrome in the ground-floor laboratories of the Institute of Biology at Nantes University Hospital, 2006–2008
Persistent health problems have been observed since 2006 among staff at a cancer research center and staff at other laboratories located on the same floor of the Institute of Biology at...
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Regional School Epidemiology Observatory: Student Health in Upper Normandy, 2006–2007 School Year
Understanding the health of young people is a key concern for public authorities. It is therefore necessary to develop tools within the National Education System to better understand the...
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Assessment of health risks associated with the inhalation of volatile organic compounds, heavy metals, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the vicinity of three major emission sources in the Rhône-Alpes region
Certain areas in the Rhône-Alpes region are home to a concentration of industries, heavy road traffic, and large populations, raising questions about the health impacts of air emissions...
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Estimation of contamination in fish that contribute most to exposure to dioxins, furans, and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls. Sampling protocol for the Somme River basin
In 2006 and 2007, 35 fish samples from the Somme River and its tributaries were analyzed to measure their concentrations of dioxins, furans, and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls....
