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R Slama,
O K H Hansen, B Ducot,
A Bohet,
D Sorensen,
L Giorgis Allemand,
M J C Eijkemans,
L Rosetta,
J C Thalabard,
N Keiding,
J Bouyer
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ABSTRACT: Assessing couple fecundity on a nation-wide basis without excluding couples who eventually remain infertile is challenging. Our aim was to describe couple fecundity (in terms of frequency of involuntary infertility) among the general population living in France.
We used a current-duration design. A random sample of 64 262 households was selected in 2007-2008, allowing us to identify 15 810 women aged 18-44 years. Eligible women (n= 1089) were those having regular sexual intercourse with a male partner, not using any method of contraception and not having delivered in the previous 3 months. These women reported information on the current duration of unprotected intercourse (CDUI, the time elapsed between the start of the period of unprotected intercourse and the time of inclusion in the study). The CDUI distribution was used to estimate the frequency of involuntary infertility, using a newly developed statistical technique that does not require couples to be followed up until the end of the period of unprotected intercourse.
CDUI was defined for 867 women. An estimated 46% of couples had no detected pregnancy conceived during the first 6 months of unprotected intercourse [95% confidence interval (CI), 36-56%]. The proportions of couples with no detected pregnancy within 12 and 24 months were 24% (19-30%) and 11% (8-14%), respectively.
These results constitute one of the few descriptions of the fecundity of a nation-wide representative sample of couples from the general population, not limited to couples who eventually conceived or to those resorting to medical help.
Human Reproduction 03/2012; 27(5):1489-98. · 4.47 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The prevalence of poor reading skills is particularly high among children from low socioeconomic backgrounds, but no longitudinal studies have been conducted so far in France to determine whether poor reading in a socioeconomically challenged population is persistent and warrants preventive action.
One hundred and fifty-four children were divided into three groups according to their reading skills: poor, intermediate and typical readers. They were followed over a period of 2 years. Reading levels, spelling and comprehension were assessed by standardized measurement scales in order to determine reading outcome and predictive variables.
The reading skills in each group progressed at similar rates, but the differences between the three groups remained relatively constant over the 2 years. The gap between good and poor readers actually increased for the poorest readers. Spelling scores followed a similar pattern and remained weak. Comprehension scores followed a different pattern. Most of the initially poor readers with low comprehension scores almost caught up and reached the level of the typical readers. The best predictive variables of reading and spelling outcome were phonological awareness, rapid naming and attention deficit. The strongest predictive variables for comprehension were IQ, lexical level and attention.
Our results confirm the relative stability of reading measurement across time in poor readers from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Their behavior are similar to the classic dyslexic population. The predictive variables are different depending on whether reading or spelling or comprehension is considered. These results provide a clear agenda for preventive literacy action in children with low socioeconomic levels (SES): phonological decoding and oral language skills in early grades, and screening and treatment of attention disorders.
Revue d Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique 03/2010; 58(2):101-10. · 0.78 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Reading impairment is the major learning disability in children. While research on illiteracy has mainly been conducted from a sociological perspective, research on dyslexia has typically been studied from a cognitive-linguistic perspective. Studies that jointly investigate sociological, behavioral and cognitive factors in predicting reading outcome are rare and limited to English-speaking populations. The goal of the present study was to screen second grade children with reading impairment in French urban elementary schools and to pin down the factors that explain the various facets of reading failure and success.
A total of 1062 children from 20 different schools in the city of Paris participated in the study. Different aspects of reading were assessed individually for children with a suspected impairment in reading acquisition. Subsequently, 131 poor readers and 50 typically developing readers were matched for sex, age, and school. For these children, medical, cognitive, behavioral and individual socioeconomic data were obtained. Group differences were examined and multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine how much variance in reading was explained by the various variables.
The prevalence of poor reading skills in grade 2 was highly influenced by neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) (ranging from 3.3% in high SES to 20.5% in low SES areas). Among the SES variables, employment of the father was a significant predictor of poor reading. Among the cognitive variables, phonological awareness and rapid naming were the most significant factors, much more than verbal or nonverbal intelligence. Among the behavioral variables, attention was an important factor but not externalized symptoms. Multiple regression analyses showed that reading outcome was best predicted by phonological awareness skills and attention deficits.
The majority of children with reading disability come from low SES areas. As in the English literature, the most robust predictor for reading impairment is phonological awareness, even when SES is taken into account. In addition, attention deficits seemed to aggravate reading impairments for children with weak phonological awareness skills. Successful early prevention should focus on reinforcing phonological awareness, recoding and attention skills.
Revue d Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique 05/2009; 57(3):191-203. · 0.78 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: From an original large sample of 1062 7 to 8-year-old children, reading skills were assessed and found to be highly linked with socioeconomic status (SES). The purpose of the present study was to further determine underlying medical, sociocultural, cognitive and behavioural factors explaining the diversity of reading skills and the influence of SES.
Individual testing among low-SES children identified 100 poor readers, 50 typical readers and 31 children with intermediate reading scores. All 3 groups underwent a thorough assessment, including a medical evaluation, a full cognitive battery, a structured parental interview and behavioural questionnaire. Logistic regression was used to demonstrate the variables predicting reading score outcome.
None of the medical factors studied was statistically related to reading scores. Due to the methodology buffering the impact of SES sociocultural variables, such as parental levels of education, parental occupation, as well as familial income were weak, but statistically significant predictors. The strongest variables were phonological abilities and symptoms of attention disorders. In a final regression model, phonological awareness, level of mother's education and attention explained the differences in reading skills.
These results, which are unique in France, are similar to existing data in the literature. They support the need to conceptualize an early screening programme to detect reading difficulties and to promote an intervention based on phonological processing and decoding in low-SES environments.
Archives de Pédiatrie 07/2008; 15(6):1058-67. · 0.30 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Socioeconomic status (SES) has a known influence on academic achievement. Most studies, however, were conducted in English-speaking countries. Because recent cross-linguistic studies suggest that reading English is much harder to learn than reading other languages, an epidemiological study was conducted in French investigating the impact of socioeconomic background on early reading development.
One thousand and twenty second-grade children (476 girls and 544 boys) from 20 different schools participated in the study. Approximately 1/3 of the children lived and were schooled in a high SES area, 1/3 in an intermediate SES area, and one final third in a very low SES area. Assessment of reading, writing and mathematical skills was conducted initially in small groups. Children with suspected learning difficulties were further tested individually. Forty-two children of equivalent age who repeated the first grade received similar individual testing.
Average reading scores were in accordance with chronological age, without gender differences. Children from low SES schools had academic performances significantly lower than their peers. Boys exhibited superior arithmetic skills than girls. A significant reading delay was observed in 12.7% of children. The prevalence of poor reading was highly correlated with the area of schooling, varying from 3.3% in the high SES area to 24.2% in low SES area.
The high rate of children from our sample with a significant delay in reading depended on general socioeconomic environment. An understanding of the origin of such differences is mandatory for defining and coordinating preventive actions and appropriate interventions.
Archives de Pédiatrie 07/2008; 15(6):1049-57. · 0.30 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: There is concern about the health of populations living close to nuclear waste reprocessing plants. A comparative study was conducted on reproductive life events in the general population living near the nuclear waste reprocessing plant in Beaumont-Hague, France and a reference area in Brittany.
Women were randomly selected and retrospectively questioned on reproductive life events occurring between 1985 and 2000. The monthly probability of pregnancy (assessed by time to pregnancy for pregnancy attempts leading or not to a live birth), occurrence of involuntary infertility, miscarriage and birth weight were compared between both areas using regression models with random effect.
Compared with the reference area (326 couples) and after adjustment for sociodemographic and behavioural factors, couples from Beaumont-Hague (857 couples) had an estimated hazard ratio of pregnancy of 1.19 (95% CI 0.89 to 1.58). The prevalence ratio of 12-month involuntary infertility was 0.99 (95% CI 0.64 to 1.55) and the odds ratio of miscarriage was 0.86 (95% CI 0.85 to 1.33) for Beaumont-Hague, compared with the reference area. Mean birth weight was similar in both areas (95% CI of difference -85 g to 53 g).
No increased risk of adverse reproductive life events was highlighted in the population living in the vicinity of the French nuclear waste reprocessing plant, compared with the reference area. Reproductive health is unlikely to be strongly altered in the general population of Beaumont-Hague.
Journal of epidemiology and community health 07/2008; 62(6):513-21. · 3.04 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The BREV battery (Battery for rapid evaluation of cognitive functions) is a tool which can be used for the rapid neuropsychological evaluation of children aged between 4 and 9 years.
After standardization (700 unaffected children) and validation by comparison with a reference battery (202 children with epilepsy), the aim of this study was further validation in 173 children with learning disorders.
The study protocol included administration of the BREV, precise neuropsychological examination and evaluation of oral and written language. Statistical analysis was used to compare the findings of the BREV with those of the reference method, and the recommendations indicated by the BREV with the final diagnoses, and to define the sensitivity and the specificity of the BREV battery.
All the correlations between BREV tests and reference tests were significant. Recommendations after the BREV were in agreement with the conclusions of the reference evaluation in 168/172 children for language, 145/173 for the psychometric evaluation. For only 4 chidren, the results of the BREV were false negative. Diagnoses corresponded in 168/173 children for oral language, in 102/110 for written language, 166/173 for praxis disorders and 157/173 for intellectual deficit. The most predictive subtests of the BREV and sensitivity and specificity of verbal and non-verbal scores were calculated.
The BREV is a reliable examination, in learning disorders, to determine the most complementary investigations both in terms of language disorders and for non-verbal or global learning disabilities.
Archives de Pédiatrie 02/2006; 13(1):23-31. · 0.30 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Up to 3 percent of the children in France present severe and specific language and/or reading disorders, despite regular remedial therapies. Few studies have measured the effectiveness of treatment administered in a specialist unit.
The aims of this study, focusing on children diagnosed as dysphasic and/or dyslexic, were: During the academic year 2001-2002, 31 children (18 dyslexic and 13 dysphasic) were attending school in our unit. The teaching program and intensive speech therapy (3 hours/week) were tailored for each child according to his/her specific disorders. Reading, spelling and numeracy developmental skills of each child were evaluated by appropriate tools at the beginning and at the end of the year. Impairment was defined by measuring the gap between the observed and the expected skills, according to each child's age. Using a self-control method, progress achieved by each child throughout the year was calculated with each tool, in each subject, by subtracting the impairments disclosed at the beginning from those disclosed at the end of the year. Progression was classified within three groups according to the progress normally expected over an academic year (i.e. nine months) from children with no disabilities attending school regularly; a progression fewer than three months was considered as no progression. Uni- and multivariate analyses including age (< or= or />9), type of pathology (dysphasia/dyslexia), and intellectual quotient (IQ) as covariates was carried out to search for independent prognosticators.
The entire group demonstrated during the year significant progress for reading (p = 0.0001), spelling (p = 0.0001) and numeracy (p = 0.0001). Nineteen children (61 percent) showed more progress in reading than normally expected over nine months. Out of the remaining 12 children, 10 demonstrated more progress in spelling and/or numeracy than normally expected over nine months. All three reading evaluation tools disclosed a progression although one was less efficient (p = 0.05). Multivariate analysis disclosed age< or=9 and dysphasia as independent progress prognosticators.
Placement in a specialist unit allows children suffering from severe dyslexia and dysphasia to lessen the gap in reading, spelling and numeracy. The two prognosticators disclosed highlight the importance of early diagnosis (i.e. before nine years old) and treatment of specific language and/or reading disorders.
Revue Neurologique 03/2005; 161(3):299-310. · 0.49 Impact Factor
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N Lelong,
C Moreau,
M Kaminski,
N Bajos,
J Bouyer, B Ducot,
M Ferrand,
H Goulard,
D Hassoun,
N Job-Spira,
H Leridon,
P Oustry,
N Razafindratsima,
C Rossier,
J Warszawski
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ABSTRACT: The aim of this article is to describe conditions of abortions practices in France.
The study was based on the COCON survey. This survey was carried out among a representative sample of 2863 women aged 18 to 44 living in metropolitan France. Women were interviewed by telephone. The analysis was performed among a sub-sample of 320 women who had had an abortion between 1996 and 2000. Results were compared with those of the national notification of induced abortions.
Altogether, the way in which abortions were carried out was appropriate, but differences were observed according to the type of hospital: access to care was easier in the private sector; however a pre-abortion interview was less often carried out and a post-abortion interview less often proposed in the private sector. Besides, in both sectors, women were rarely allowed to choose the abortion technique, or the type of anesthesia in the case of a surgical abortion.
The COCON study is the first population based survey describing the characteristics of care regarding voluntary abortion. It shows the persistence of differences in practices between the public and the private sectors.
Journal de Gynécologie Obstétrique et Biologie de la Reproduction 03/2005; 34(1 Pt 1):53-61. · 0.42 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: To study the impact of sociodemographic, financial, and reproductive factors and of characteristics related to intimate relationships on the decisions of women in different age groups about whether or not to continue an unintended pregnancy.
Cross sectional population based survey.
Telephone interview survey between September 2000 and January 2001 in France. From a representative sample (n=14704) of 18 to 44 year old women, those who in the past five years had an abortion or whose last pregnancy was unintended were oversampled (sampling fraction=100%, n=1034) while the other women were randomly selected (sampling fraction =19%, n=1829). Altogether, 2863 women answered the questionnaire.
All women whose last pregnancy was unintended and ended in induced abortion or birth (n=645). Main results: Factors associated with the abortion decision varied strongly according to age. Younger women's abortion decisions were mainly related to being a student and being single. Wanting to stop childbearing when the desired number of children was achieved best explained the decision to have an abortion among 25 to 34 year old women. Older women chose abortion especially when childbearing did not fit their work situation or when the relationship with the partner was unstable. A high level of education of a woman and her partner increased the likelihood of abortion, especially among young women.
The impact of socioeconomic and relationship factors on the decision to have an abortion is not the same at different stages in life, and refers to the social representations and perceptions of what good conditions are for being a mother.
Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 09/2003; 57(8):601-5. · 3.19 Impact Factor
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R Slama,
F Eustache, B Ducot,
T K Jensen,
N Jørgensen,
A Horte,
S Irvine,
J Suominen,
A G Andersen,
J Auger,
M Vierula,
J Toppari,
A N Andersen,
N Keiding,
N E Skakkebaek,
A Spira,
P Jouannet
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ABSTRACT: In fertile populations, little is known about the association between semen parameters and time to pregnancy (TTP).
Pregnant women from Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Paris and Turku who conceived without medical intervention were asked for their TTP (942 couples), and their partners provided a semen sample. The proportion of morphologically normal sperm and the multiple anomalies index (MAI, ratio of the total number of anomalies to the number of abnormal sperm) were centrally estimated. We estimated rate ratios for the occurrence of a pregnancy by a discrete survival model, adjusted for sexual activity and female factors affecting fecundity.
Increasing sperm concentration influenced TTP up to 55 x 10(6)/ml. The proportion of morphologically normal sperm influenced TTP up to 39% according to David's criteria, and this association held among the subjects with a sperm concentration >55 x 10(6)/ml. For strict criteria, the threshold value was 19% normal sperm. An increase of 0.5 in MAI was associated with an adjusted rate ratio for the occurrence of a pregnancy of 0.68 (95% confidence interval: 0.54-0.85).
These results highlight the importance of sperm morphology parameters and indicate that the effect of proportion of normal sperm on TTP may be independent of sperm concentration.
Human Reproduction 02/2002; 17(2):503-15. · 4.47 Impact Factor
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T K Jensen,
R Slama, B Ducot,
J Suominen,
E H Cawood,
A G Andersen,
F Eustache,
S Irvine,
S Auger,
P Jouannet,
M Vierula,
N Jørgensen,
J Toppari,
N E Skakkebaek,
N Keiding,
A Spira
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ABSTRACT: A previous European study found a longer time to pregnancy (TTP) among fertile women from Paris compared with women from other Western European countries. A co-ordinated, cross-sectional study of pregnant couples from Denmark (Copenhagen), France (Paris), Scotland (Edinburgh) and Finland (Turku) was therefore undertaken to assess differences in waiting TTP among couples from these cities.
Pregnant women were invited to participate when they showed up for their first antenatal visit in one of the four centres. Inclusion criteria included that their partner was 20-45 years of age and born in the country in which he was currently living and that the pregnancy was achieved without fertility treatment. Both partners filled in a questionnaire and the man underwent a physical examination and delivered a semen sample (Turku: n = 237, Copenhagen: n = 302, Edinburgh: n = 212, Paris: n = 191).
French couples had a decreased probability of conception compared with couples from the other three countries, although only after adjustment for confounders. No significant differences between couples from the three other countries were found.
The observed geographical differences in TTP remain unexplained and were not due to differences in semen quality, but may be caused by varying exposures to environmental factors or psychological distress. In addition, selection bias due to the low participation rates cannot be ruled out. Future studies examining the causes for geographical differences in TTP are needed.
Human Reproduction 01/2002; 16(12):2697-704. · 4.47 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: This study addresses the effects of AIDS prevention campaigns on contraceptive practices among the general population in France. Comparisons of contraceptive practices and condom use by women aged 18-49 years were performed in two national population-based surveys (n = 559 in 1994, n = 731 in 1998).
A decrease in the proportion of women aged 20-24 with multiple partners reporting the use of contraception was observed between 1994 and 1998. In the same time, there was an increase in the use of condoms to prevent AIDS.
Findings suggest that single-risk prevention campaigns on AIDS may lead some women to pay less attention to the risk of unwanted pregnancy.
The European Journal of Public Health 10/2001; 11(3):257-9. · 2.73 Impact Factor
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J Auger,
F Eustache, B Ducot,
T Blandin,
M Daudin,
I Diaz,
S E Matribi,
B Gony,
L Keskes,
M Kolbezen,
A Lamarte,
J Lornage,
N Nomal,
G Pitaval,
O Simon,
I Virant-Klun,
A Spira,
P Jouannet
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ABSTRACT: The aim of the present study was to assess variability in the evaluation of human sperm concentration, motility and vitality. Technicians and biologists from 10 teams involved in multicentre studies on semen quality attended the same laboratory, each team using its own methods and equipment to analyse the same semen samples. Inter-individual variability was assessed from 17 fresh semen samples of varying quality. Intra-individual variability was assessed from pools of frozen samples for sperm concentration and motility and stained smears for vitality with three blind evaluations by sample and smear. The mean inter-individual coefficients of variation were 22.9, 21.8 and 17.5% for sperm concentration, motility and vitality respectively. There was no statistical difference among participants for sperm concentration assessment, but significant differences for both motility and vitality (both P: < 0.05). The mean intra-individual coefficients of variation were 15.8, 26.2 and 13.1% for sperm concentration, motility and vitality respectively, with marked differences between expert and novice participants: concentration 9.8% versus 28.0%; motility 22.8% versus 33.0%; and vitality 10.0% versus 19.3%. The present data confirm the need for external quality control schemes for diagnostic purposes, and indicate their utmost importance in multicentre studies on semen quality.
Human Reproduction 12/2000; 15(11):2360-8. · 4.47 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Several reports have suggested that human semen quality has declined throughout the world over the last few decades. Chemicals in the environment acting as endocrine disruptors have been implicated as a possible cause. If this is indeed the case, then similar effects may be observed in animals. We report data on secular trends in semen quality of stallions collected during the last two decades by French National Studs.
We analyzed 1489 ejaculates collected from 390 Breton draught stallions between 1981 and 1996 and 341 ejaculates from 86 anglo-arab thoroughbred stallions from 1985 and 1995. We employed a standardized semen collection and analysis protocol for evaluating the semen quality.
For both stallion breeds studied, we observed a decreased seminal volume (around 2% per year) whereas total sperm production remains unchanged.
Seminal fluid volume is controlled by accessory sex glands, which are regulated by androgens. Chemicals with anti-androgenic properties have been detected in the environment. By affecting the development or function of accessory sex glands, these chemicals may be at least partly responsible for the observed decrease in semen volume.
Revue d Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique 09/2000; 48 Suppl 2:2S72-8. · 0.78 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A pilot study has been conducted in France to estimate the extent of underreporting of induced abortion and the factors linked to underreporting.
A representative random sample of 300 women aged between 18 and 44 years of age who had been pregnant during the previous 2 years and 100 women who had not was selected from the telephone directory. Interviews were conducted by telephone.
The annual incidence of induced abortion for the 18-44-year-old age group was 6.9 per 1000 (95% confidence interval 2.2-11.6), while the rate derived from national statistics was 15 per 1000. Five women who reported a therapeutic abortion in their lifetime had confused induced abortion and therapeutic abortion. There was no significant difference in the proportion of women reporting induced abortion in their lifetime between those answering with another adult present and those who were alone when answering (13.1% versus 11.1%, p = 0.8). There was also no significant difference according to the sex of the interviewer (10.0% for men versus 12.2% for women, p = 0.6).
The results suggest that the context in which the questions were asked does not affect the validity of the answers and that there is a problem in the comprehension of the terminology used. Extensive rewriting and reformulation of the questions is required to minimize the underreporting of induced abortion.
The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care 04/2000; 5(1):52-60. · 1.46 Impact Factor
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J Auger,
F Eustache, B Ducot,
T Blandin,
M Daudin,
I Diaz,
S El Matribi,
B Gony,
L Keskes,
M Kolbezen,
A Lamarte,
J Lornage,
N Nomal,
G Pitaval,
O Simon,
I Virant-Klun,
A Spira,
P Jouannet
Human Reproduction 01/2000; 15:2360-2368. · 4.47 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to determine whether there was a relation between male exposure to pesticides and the amount of time needed to conceive (time to pregnancy) for farmers and agricultural workers in France and Denmark. The authors used retrospective studies to compare the time to pregnancy of couples in which the man was exposed to pesticides during the year before the birth of their youngest child with that of couples in which the man was not exposed. In 1995 and 1996, the authors studied 362 French rural workers (142 exposed to pesticides and 220 not exposed), 449 Danish farmers (326 conventional farmers exposed to pesticides and 123 nonexposed organic farmers), and 121 Danish greenhouse workers exposed to pesticides. The fecundability ratio for exposure to pesticides (Cox model, before and after adjustment for confounding factors) did not differ from 1 in any of the three populations. In France, the adjusted fecundability ratio was 1.17 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.89-1.55) for exposed and nonexposed agricultural workers. In Denmark, it was 1.09 (95% CI 0.82-1.43) for exposed and nonexposed farmers and 0.83 (95% CI 0.69-1.18) for greenhouse workers and nonexposed farmers. Thus, this study found no relation between fertility (time to pregnancy) and male exposure to pesticides.
American Journal of Epidemiology 08/1999; 150(2):157-63. · 5.22 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The clinical selection of volunteers for blood donation is essential to reduce the risk of viral transmission by blood transfusion. The aim of this study was to evaluate a new questionnaire for a pre-donation medical interview. This questionnaire was developed by transfusion practitioners, epidemiologists and professional investigators, and focused on risk behaviors of blood donors and their partners. Five blood banks in the French Ile-de-France region (around Paris), participated in the study from May 1995 to January 1996. All participating doctors were specifically trained by professional investigators. The sex and the age of donors, the type of collection, the duration of interviews and the reasons for exclusion from donation were recorded. The results were compared to those of a prior study dealing with a sample of 15,000 donors presenting the same characteristics, whose blood was taken of at the same collection sites in 1993. Of the 1,527 volunteers donating blood, 14% were interviewed in fixed centers and 86% by moving teams (38% in firms, 22% in towns, 13% in civil service facilities, 13% in school or academic centers). For 15.9% of the volunteers, this was the first donation (range: 7.3% in fixed centers to 41.5% in school and academic centers). The mean duration of the interview was 11 min (10 min for volunteers included, 14 min for donors excluded from donation). It decreased from 14 min at the beginning of the study to 10 min by the end of the study. The percentage of donors excluded for risk behavior (3.7% in 1995-96 vs 1.5% in 1993, P < 0.001), or medical reasons (12.2% in 1995-96 vs 8.4%, in 1993, P < 0.001) was significantly greater in 1995-96 than in 1993 (15.9% vs 9.9%, P < 0.001). In 1995-96, 35.0% of exclusions for risk behavior were related to male homosexuality, multiple partners or the risk behavior of the partner vs 12% in 1993 (P < 0.001). The risk of exclusion was 5.5 times higher for donors not living in a couple. The results obtained demonstrated the value of this new approach to the medical interview.
Transfusion Clinique et Biologique 07/1999; 6(4):227-35. · 0.80 Impact Factor
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Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health 02/1999; 25 Suppl 1:62-3; discussion 76-8. · 3.12 Impact Factor
