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Deep and continuous sedation until death in the French overseas departments. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundContinuous deep sedation until death (CDSUD) has been a legally recognised end-of-life right in France since 2016. Data on implementation remain limited, particularly in the French overseas departments, which share the same legal framework as ...
Sophie Pennec +3 more
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End-of-life medical decisions in French overseas departments: results of a retrospective survey [PDF]
BMC Palliative CareBackground French laws governing end-of-life medical practices forbid euthanasia and affirm patients’ right to deep and continuous sedation until death. Cultural traditions and disparities in health care provision, as in overseas France, could limit the ...
Sophie Pennec +4 more
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Entrepreneurship in the Tourism Sector: A Risky Activity in French Overseas Departments? [PDF]
Risk in Contemporary Economy, 2017 Research in the field of tourism in the Caribbean is rather limited despite the fact the industry is capital for the area. This industry is very important for the French Overseas Departments and yet, the local corporate doing business in the sector are ...
Hugues SERAPHIN +2 more
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Espace populations sociétés, 2004 This paper highlights the role of the French Antilles and Guiana in Caribbean migratory space and focuses on the social insertion of immigrants in the French overseas departments.
Cédric Audebert
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How do the oldest old die in very fast ageing territories? The case of overseas France [PDF]
BMC GeriatricsObjectives Worldwide, the elderly population is steadily growing. A new population of very elderly patients is emerging, with specific management requirements, particularly at the end of life.
Sophie Pennec +6 more
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Appartenances & AltéritésOriginating from the French colonial empire and then integrated into the Republic through their departmentalisation in 1946, the Overseas Departments (DOM) occupy a unique place within the national space.
Joao Cartry Soune-Seyne
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Prevalence, sociodemographic characteristics and spatial distribution of systemic lupus erythematosus in France: a nationwide study using health claims data with insights into hydroxychloroquine prescription patterns [PDF]
Lupus Science and MedicineObjective Our primary objective was to estimate an updated prevalence of SLE in France in 2020. We also explore the sociodemographic characteristics of patients with SLE, the social and spatial variability and also study and use hydroxychloroquine ...
Joël Coste +5 more
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Why are supercentenarians so frequently found in French Overseas Departments? The cases of Guadeloupe and Martinique [PDF]
Genus, 2020 Many more cases of supercentenarians are observed in the French Départements d’Outre-Mer (DOM) than in metropolitan France. A first possible explanation is that the standard French protocol for validating age does not sufficiently cover DOMs. However, if
Jacques Vallin
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Études Caribéennes, 2006 Introduction Covering approximately 1.2 million km2 or 0.25% of the world maritime domain, coral reefs represent the greatest structures formed on the earth’s surface by living creatures. Although coral has existed for the past billion years, those which cover the seabed in the present day appeared in the Jurassic period (secondary era) and develop in ...
Pascal Saffache
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