Background Hand hygiene prevents cross infection in hospitals, but compliance with
recommended instructions is commonly poor. We attempted to promote hand hygiene by …

Background: Transmission of microorganisms from the hands of health care workers is the
main source of cross-infection in hospitals and can be prevented by handwashing …

We have evaluated the need for daily disinfection of environmental surfaces not
contaminated by biological fluids, in patient areas of a medical unit with two wings [North (N) …

The goal of intensive care is to provide the highest quality care to achieve the best outcomes
for patients. Although the random allocation of patients to receive intensive care as part of a …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: The level of material deprivation or affluence is strongly and
independently correlated with all cause mortality at an area level, but educational …

Currently, the Internet can be considered a major source of scientific and health information.
For health care professionals and health consumers, accessing accurate information on the …

1.1 Background Stata is an integrated statistical package for Windows and other platforms
(UNIX, Macintosh, LINUX). This package is more and more used in the statistical community …

Tobacco is responsible for 66,000 deaths per year in France, which makes it one of the most
important national public health priorities. Preadolescents, at the age where this addiction …

A study was conducted of 200 films (40% French, 50% American, 7.5% European and 2.5%
other), produced during 1982-2000, to determine the incidence of smoking as portrayed in …

Résumé L'objectif de cet article est de présenter une forme de publicité très utilisée par les
industriels du tabac pour faire la promotion de leurs marques: le placement de produit dans …