La durée de résidence dans un même logement. Essai de mesure à l'aide de fichiers EDF

Courgeau Daniel, Nedellec V., Empereur-Bissonnet P. La durée de résidence dans un même logement. Essai de mesure à l'aide de fichiers EDF. In: Population, 54ᵉ année, n°2, 1999. pp. 331-341

Duration of Residence in the Same Dwelling. A Test of Measurement using Electricity Utility Company Records

Courgeau Daniel, Nedelec V., Empereur-Bissonnet P. Duration of Residence in the Same Dwelling. A Test of Measurement using Electricity Utility Company Records. In: Population, an English selection, 12ᵉ année, n°1, 2000. pp. 335-342

La durée de résidence dans un même logement. Essai de mesure à l'aide de fichiers EDF

Courgeau Daniel, Nedellec V., Empereur-Bissonnet P. La durée de résidence dans un même logement. Essai de mesure à l'aide de fichiers EDF. In: Population, 54ᵉ année, n°2, 1999. pp. 331-341

Duration of Residence in the Same Dwelling. A Test of Measurement using Electricity Utility Company Records

Courgeau Daniel, Nedelec V., Empereur-Bissonnet P. Duration of Residence in the Same Dwelling. A Test of Measurement using Electricity Utility Company Records. In: Population, an English selection, 12ᵉ année, n°1, 2000. pp. 335-342

French population exposure to ionizing radiation from diagnostic medical procedures in 2007

International audienceThe objective of this study was to update the 2002 data on medical exposure of the French population to ionizing radiation. It is based on 2007 data and only includes exposures from diagnostic procedures conventional radiology, computed tomography, nuclear medicine, and diagnostic interventional radiology. Relevant data concerning the nature and frequencies of the examinations were obtained from two main sources the national health insurance data for private practice and representative surveys in public hospitals for public practice. An "average" effective dose was assessed for each type of examination using principally dosimetric data collected to update the French diagnostic reference levels and professional guidance. The results showed that 74.6 million examinations were performed in 2007, leading to an average effective dose per inhabitant equal to 1.3 mSv per year. Conventional radiology and CT represented 63% and 10.1% of the examinations and 26.1% and 58.0% of the effective dose, respectively. The annual number of examinations per inhabitant was constant between 2002 and 2007 (about 1.2 examinations). However, the corresponding average effective dose per inhabitant increased by 57%, from 0.83 to 1.3 mSv per year. This increased dose was due mostly to a growing number of CT and nuclear medicine examinations. As recommended by the European Commission, studies should be conducted every 5 y to survey the evolution of medical exposure of the French population. Furthermore, specific studies should be conducted to evaluate whether this estimated increase in dose delivered for diagnostics is related to an increase in the medical benefit. Copyright © 2012 Health Physics Society

Health impact assessment of artificial ultraviolet radiation from sunbeds on cutaneous melanoma in France

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Heat stress and public health: a critical review.

Heat is an environmental and occupational hazard. The prevention of deaths in the community caused by extreme high temperatures (heat waves) is now an issue of public health concern. The risk of heat-related mortality increases with natural aging, but persons with particular social and/or physical vulnerability are also at risk. Important differences in vulnerability exist between populations, depending on climate, culture, infrastructure (housing), and other factors. Public health measures include health promotion and heat wave warning systems, but the effectiveness of acute measures in response to heat waves has not yet been formally evaluated. Climate change will increase the frequency and the intensity of heat waves, and a range of measures, including improvements to housing, management of chronic diseases, and institutional care of the elderly and the vulnerable, will need to be developed to reduce health impacts

Household drinking water in developing countries: a systematic review of microbiological contamination between source and point-of-use

Summary Objective To assess the extent and causes of microbiological contamination of household drinking water between source and point-of-use in developing countries. Methods A systematic meta-analysis of 57 studies measuring bacteria counts for source water and stored water in the home to assess how contamination varied between settings. Results The bacteriological quality of drinking water significantly declines after collection in many settings. The extent of contamination after water collection varies considerably between settings, but is proportionately greater where faecal and total coliform counts in source water are low. Conclusions Policies that aim to improve water quality through source improvements may be compromised by post-collection contamination. Safer household water storage and treatment is recommended to prevent this, together with point-of-use water quality monitoring