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Hepatitis B and C Viruses in the HIV-Positive Population. Combating HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in France: 10 Years of Surveillance, 1996–2005
Among the HIV-positive population: - high prevalence of HCV infection (between 24% and 28%), 70% of whom are people who use drugs; - high prevalence of cirrhosis among patients with...
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HIV Surveillance: Mandatory Reporting and Virological Surveillance. Combating HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in France. 10 Years of Surveillance, 1996–2005
Between 2003 and 2005, 6,000 to 7,000 people learned they were HIV-positive each year, and this number appears to be stable: - 24% were infected within the 6 months prior to learning...
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AIDS Surveillance: Mandatory Reporting of AIDS. The Fight Against HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in France. 10 Years of Surveillance, 1996–2005
- More than 4,000 cases of AIDS were diagnosed in 1996 and approximately 1,200 in 2005. - The number of AIDS cases and deaths decreased significantly between 1996 and 1998, with a more...
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Commented analysis. Do sociodemographic characteristics influence the effects of pollen and mold on asthma-related hospitalizations? Results of a time-series study in ten Canadian cities. Special issue. Air pollution, socioeconomic status, and health
This article is a commentary on the following study: Cakmak S, Dales RE, Judek S, Coates F. Do socioeconomic characteristics modify the short-term association between air pollution and...
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Commented analysis. Gaseous air pollutants and asthma hospitalizations among children from low-socioeconomic-status households in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Special issue. Air pollution, socioeconomic status, and health
This article is a critical review of the following study: Lin M, Villeneuve PJ, Lemyre L, Hertzman C, McGraim KM, and Krewski D. Gaseous air pollutants and asthma hospitalizations...
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Commented analysis. Preterm births: interaction between traffic-related air pollution and local macroeconomic data in Los Angeles County. Special issue. Air pollution, socioeconomic status, and health
This article is a commentary on the following study: Ponce NA, Hoggatt KJ, Wilhelm M, and Ritz B. Preterm birth: the interaction of traffic-related air pollution with economic hardship...
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Commented analysis. Associations between income, air pollution, and mortality: a cohort study. Special issue. Air pollution, socioeconomic status, and health
This article is a commentary on the following study: Finkelstein MM, Jerrett M, De Luca P; Finkelstein N, Verma DK, Chapman K, Sears MR. Relationship between income, air pollution, and...
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Commented analysis. Do socioeconomic characteristics alter the short-term association between air pollution and mortality? Findings from a neighborhood-level time series in Hamilton, Canada. Special issue. Air pollution, socioeconomic status, and health
This article is a commentary on the following study: Jerrett M, Burnett RT, Brook J, Kanaroglou P, Giovis C, Finkelstein N, and Hutchison B. Do socioeconomic characteristics modify the...
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Carbon Monoxide Poisonings in the Île-de-France Region in 2005. Epidemiological Assessment of the First Year of the New National Surveillance System
Background: Carbon monoxide (CO) is the leading cause of death from poisoning, but the true extent of this public health problem remains poorly understood at the national level. Given...
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Investigations into Cases of Neuromeningeal Listeriosis: A Review of 17 Months of Operations (August 2001–December 2002)
Surveillance of listeriosis in France is carried out through mandatory reporting (DO) and the National Reference Center (CNR) for Listeria. Each reported case is interviewed using a...
