Publications by authors named "C Geraut"

NEIGHBOURHOOD NOISE POLLUTION IN HOUSING. The discomfort caused by environmental noise in home living space is very frequently observed in our time, its consequences are underestimated. The genesis of this nuisance lies in the poor quality of buildings, which are subject to a series of regulations and obligations that are often not respected, as well as incivism and non-compliance with Public Health Code decrees governing noise emissions from various activities.

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Skin tattoos have been used for a long time but their toxicity remains little known to the general public who increasingly resort to these techniques without being informed of the risks involved, infectious, allergic, dermatological, systemic toxic and even ophthalmological. This situation is compounded by the fashion for "whole body" tattoos. This dedicated session is an update on the risks associated with tattoos.

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Background: The study analyzes health care workers' (HCWs) occupational risk perception and compares exposure to occupational risk factors in Moroccan and French hospitals.

Method: Across nine public hospitals from three Moroccan regions (north, center and south), a 49 item French questionnaire, based on the Job Content Questionnaire, and 4 occupational risks subscales, was distributed to 4746 HCWs. Internal consistency of the study was determined for each subscale.

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Background: Many factors influence the return to work of workers with chronic low back pain (CLBP). They have been said to vary according to socio-professional group. This study first aimed to compare prognostic factors influencing the return to work of CLBP healthcare workers (HCWs) and other workers (non-HCWs) after rehabilitation coupled with an occupational intervention.

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Background: International studies on occupational risks in public hospitals are infrequent and only few researchers have focused on psychosocial stress in Moroccan Health Care Workers (HCWs). The aim of this study was to present and analyze Moroccan HCWs occupational risk perception. Across nine public hospitals from three Moroccan regions (northern, central and southern), a 49 item French questionnaire with 4 occupational risks subscales, was distributed to 4746 HCWs.

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