Data from the surveys in eight countries of the European Schools Project on Alcohol and other Drugs in the years 1995, 1999, and 2003 were available. Changes over time in the perceptions...

Attachment is a long-term emotional link between infants and their mothers. Attachment quality influences subsequent psychosocial relationships, the ability to manage stress and,...

Although France has one of the most generous health and social care systems for infant and maternal well-being in the Western world, professionals have been increasingly concerned by the...

Cet article décrit deux cas d'infections à Escherichia coli O157 chez des enfants, dont l'un a développé un syndrome hémolytique urémique (SHU). Tous deux avaient bu du lait cru de vache...

Relative survival assesses the effects of prognostic factors on disease-specific mortality when the cause of death is uncertain or unavailable. It provides an estimate of patients"...

Exposure to ionizing radiation increases the risk of cancer in humans. Nuclear workers receive low doses over a relatively long period of time. METHODS: A mortality study of a cohort of...

French research into the outcomes, well-being and development of children is extensive but rather dispersed, carried out in demarcated disciplinary areas. However, an increasing number...

Etude Longitudinale Française depuis l'Enfance (ELFE) will be a national French cohort of 20,000 children followed from birth to adulthood. Biological samples will be taken at birth to...

The objective of this study was to synthesize available information on prevalence and time trends of overweight and obesity in pre-school children in the European Union. Retrieval and...

The impact of high temperatures on mortality is well known, but not all deaths that occur during heat waves can be explained by this effect. We evaluated whether an additional mechanism...