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Survey on Public Health Interventions. Health Impact of the August 2003 Heat Wave: Initial Findings and Future Research
This article summarizes the objectives of a study that tracked changes in the workload of healthcare workers in several major cities (Paris, Marseille, Toulouse, Nice, Bordeaux, and...
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Heat-related deaths in healthcare facilities in France: August 8–19, 2003. Health impact of the August 2003 heat wave: initial findings and further research needed
This article presents the survey conducted in healthcare facilities that treated cases of heatstroke. The study suggests that people with limited independence—such as the elderly, those...
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Trends in Cancer Incidence and Mortality in France from 1978 to 2000
The results presented in this report provide estimates of cancer incidence (the frequency of new cases) and mortality in France from 1978 to 2000. They serve as an updated reference to...
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Heat Waves and Health: A Literature Review. Health Impacts of the August 2003 Heat Wave: Initial Findings and Future Research
This article provides an overview of the national and international literature on three key areas: the assessment of heat exposure; heat-related health effects and their risk factors;...
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Health Impact of the August 2003 Heat Wave: Initial Findings and Future Research. Editorial
The Director General of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance provides an overview of the heat wave, a public health disaster that struck France in August 2003. His...
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Assessment of the Health Impacts of Urban Air Pollution. Update of the Methodological Guide: Provisional Recommendations for Short- and Long-Term Health Impact Assessments; User Manual for the EIS-PA Software, Version 2.0. March 2003
To assist in assessing the health effects of air quality within the framework of the Regional Air Quality Plans (PRQA), the Institute for Public Health Surveillance published a...
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Risk factors for the development of hemolytic-uremic syndromes associated with infection by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in children under 15 years of age in France. A national case-control study, 2000–2001
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), which is primarily associated with infections caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), is the leading cause of acute kidney failure in...
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Epidemiological Surveillance of Drowning. Drowning Investigations 2002, June 1–September 30, 2002
In France, drowning incidents—whether or not they result in death—constitute a significant public health problem, as they account for more than 500 deaths each year and sometimes lead to...
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Surveillance of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in Children Under 15 Years of Age in France, 2001
Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) is defined by the triad of sudden onset of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute kidney injury. HUS is the leading cause of acute...
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Drowning Incidents in 2001. June 1–September 30, 2001: Reported drownings
Drowning accounts for nearly 600 deaths each year in France. "Near-drownings"—similar incidents that do not result in death—sometimes lead to very serious long-term consequences. The...
