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Commentary. Particulate air pollution, ventricular repolarization, inflammation, and coagulation: the Erfurt study (Germany). Special issue. Cardiovascular effects of air pollution: pathophysiological mechanisms
This article is a commentary on the following studies: "Repolarization changes induced by air pollution in patients with ischemic heart disease." Henneberger A, Zareba W, Ibald-Mulli A,...
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Commented analysis. Recent exposure to particulate matter and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in the Multiethnic Atherosclerosis Study. Special issue. Cardiovascular effects of air pollution: pathophysiological mechanisms
This article is a commentary on the following study: "Recent exposure to particulate matter and C-reactive protein concentration in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis". Diez Roux...
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Report the illness... and the outcome of treatment to limit transmission
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Cluster of pertussis cases in a nursing home in Gironde. July 2006
Alert On June 30, 2006, the director of a nursing home in Gironde notified the Gironde Departmental Directorate of Health and Social Affairs (DDASS) of two confirmed cases of pertussis...
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Data from mandatory reporting of HIV/AIDS among children and adolescents (data as of December 31, 2006)
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Measles Vaccination: Who Should Get It, and Why?
France, like all countries in the WHO European Region, has set a goal of eliminating measles and congenital rubella by 2010. A national elimination plan defined new vaccination...
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Tuberculosis in Detention Centers in the Île-de-France Region. Prospective Study, July 1, 2005–June 30, 2006
Given the high rate of tuberculosis in the Île-de-France region and the lack of recent epidemiological data on this disease in prisons, the Interregional Epidemiology Unit conducted a...
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Post-occupational Surveillance Program for Tradespeople Exposed to Asbestos (Espri). Interim Report on the Pilot Phase. September 2005–February 2007
In France, between 11,000 and 23,000 of the 280,000 new cancer cases diagnosed each year are believed to be caused by occupational carcinogens. Although these cancers most often develop...
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Cholera cases imported into mainland France from 1973 to 2005
Travel patterns and travelers’ vulnerability are changing: an increasing number of trips, travel at both ends of the age spectrum, and tourism involving close contact with local...
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Post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV: a national assessment and cost-effectiveness analysis. The fight against HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections in France. 10 years of surveillance, 1996–2005
- Post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV is primarily used following high-risk sexual contact and after accidental exposure to blood among healthcare workers. - Excessively long delays in...
