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Tobacco use indicators.
There are two sources of data on tobacco consumption in France: sales data and survey data. This information has been compiled recently. Sales data provide only an estimate of total...
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Commented analysis. Differences between older adults and the general population of all ages in southwestern France regarding the relationship between daily mortality and air pollution. Special issue. Air pollution and older adults: specific characteristic
This article is a critical analysis of the following study: Aga E, Samoli E, Touloumi G, Anderson HR, Cadum E, Forsberg B, Goodman P, Goren A, Kotesovec F, Kriz B, Macarol-Hiti M, Medina...
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Commentary. Air pollution and the elderly: the issue of oxidative stress warrants consideration. Special Issue. Air pollution and the elderly: specific considerations
This article is a critical analysis of a study published in the *European Respiratory Journal*, 2003;21 (suppl. 40):70s-75s. Based on the observation that older adults are more sensitive...
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Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae among healthy children aged 2 to 24 months in New Caledonia between August 2002 and April 2003
Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp) colonizes the upper respiratory tract within the first few months of life and is part of the normal flora of the nasopharynx. It is also responsible for...
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Identification of barriers to screening and care for patients infected with the hepatitis C virus: the Gymkhana 1 study, France, December 9–12, 2002
Despite campaigns encouraging screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV), HCV infection remains underdiagnosed, and its clinical and therapeutic management is suboptimal. The authors seek to...
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Avian flu: an economic scourge and a potential public health crisis
Avian influenza can cause a wide range of symptoms, ranging from a mild form to a rapidly fatal and highly contagious disease that leads to severe outbreaks, particularly in poultry...
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Prescriptions for Bronchodilators and Air Pollution: A Geographically Detailed Cross-Sectional Study. Public Health Conference, Paris, November 26–28, 2008
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Commented analysis. Effects of genetic polymorphisms in antioxidant enzymes on ozone-induced changes in lung function. Special issue. Tropospheric ozone and health
This article is a commentary on the following study: Chen C, Arjomandi M, Tager IB, Holland N, Balmes JR. Effects of antioxidant enzyme polymorphisms on ozone-induced changes in lung...
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Commented analysis. Relationship between temperature, ozone, and mortality in nine French cities during the 2003 heat wave. Special issue: Tropospheric ozone and health
This article is an analysis of the following study: Filleul L, Cassadou S, Medina S, Fabres P, Lefranc A, Eilstein D, Le Tertre A, Pascal L, Chardon B, Blanchard M, Declercq C, Jusot JF,...
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Commented analysis. Ozone alters the correlations between temperature and cardiovascular mortality: analysis of data from the NMMAPS study. Special issue. Tropospheric ozone and health
This article is a commentary on the following study: Ren C, Williams GM, Morawska L, Mengersen K, and Tong S. Ozone modifies associations between temperature and cardiovascular...
