Annette Leclerc

Educational differences in cancer mortality among women and men: a gender pattern that differs across Europe. (2008)

Menvielle, Gwenn, Kunst, Anton, Stirbu, Irina, Strand, Bjorn Heine, Borrell, Carme, Regidor, Enrique, ...

We used longitudinal mortality data sets for the 1990s to compare socioeconomic inequalities in total cancer mortality between women and men aged 30-74 in 12 different European populations (Madrid,...

Educational differences in cancer mortality among women and men: a gender pattern that differs across Europe. (2008)

Menvielle, Gwenn, Kunst, Anton, Stirbu, Irina, Strand, Bjorn Heine, Borrell, Carme, Regidor, Enrique, ...

We used longitudinal mortality data sets for the 1990s to compare socioeconomic inequalities in total cancer mortality between women and men aged 30-74 in 12 different European populations (Madrid,...

Sickness absence as a prognostic marker for common chronic conditions: Analysis of mortality in the GAZEL study. (2008)

Kivimaki, Mika, Head, Jenny, Ferrie, Jane, Singh-Manoux, Archana, Westerlund, Hugo, Vahtera, Jussi, ...

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether sickness absence is a prognostic marker in terms of mortality among people with common chronic conditions. METHODS: Prospective occupational cohort study of 13 077...

Sickness absence as a prognostic marker for common chronic conditions: Analysis of mortality in the GAZEL study. (2008)

Kivimaki, Mika, Head, Jenny, Ferrie, Jane, Singh-Manoux, Archana, Westerlund, Hugo, Vahtera, Jussi, ...

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether sickness absence is a prognostic marker in terms of mortality among people with common chronic conditions. METHODS: Prospective occupational cohort study of 13 077...

Chronic back problems among persons 30 to 64 years old in France. (2008)

Leclerc, Annette, Chastang, Jean-François, Ozguler, Anna, Ravaud, Jean-François

STUDY DESIGN: A national population-based survey focusing on disability. OBJECTIVE: To describe the frequency of chronic back conditions among those aged 30 to 64 years, the consequences on their...

Chronic back problems among persons 30 to 64 years old in France. (2008)

Leclerc, Annette, Chastang, Jean-François, Ozguler, Anna, Ravaud, Jean-François

STUDY DESIGN: A national population-based survey focusing on disability. OBJECTIVE: To describe the frequency of chronic back conditions among those aged 30 to 64 years, the consequences on their...

Self-administered questionnaire and direct observation by checklist: Comparing two methods for physical exposure surveillance in a highly repetitive tasks plant. (2008)

Descatha, Alexis, Roquelaure, Yves, Caroly, Sandrine, Evanoff, Bradley, Cyr, Diane, Mariel, Jean, ...

BACKGROUND: We evaluated the agreement between a questionnaire and an observational checklist for exposure assessment in the setting of an upper-limb work-related musculoskeletal disorders (UWMSD)...

Self-administered questionnaire and direct observation by checklist: Comparing two methods for physical exposure surveillance in a highly repetitive tasks plant. (2008)

Descatha, Alexis, Roquelaure, Yves, Caroly, Sandrine, Evanoff, Bradley, Cyr, Diane, Mariel, Jean, ...

BACKGROUND: We evaluated the agreement between a questionnaire and an observational checklist for exposure assessment in the setting of an upper-limb work-related musculoskeletal disorders (UWMSD)...

Biomechanical strains and low back disorders: quantifying the effects of the number of years of exposure on various types of pain. (2008)

Plouvier, Sandrine, Renahy, Emilie, Chastang, Jean-François, Bonenfant, Sébastien, Leclerc, Annette

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of duration of exposure to biomechanical strains on various types of low back pain (LBP). METHODS: The population study was a random sample from the GAZEL cohort....

Biomechanical strains and low back disorders: quantifying the effects of the number of years of exposure on various types of pain. (2008)

Plouvier, Sandrine, Renahy, Emilie, Chastang, Jean-François, Bonenfant, Sébastien, Leclerc, Annette

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of duration of exposure to biomechanical strains on various types of low back pain (LBP). METHODS: The population study was a random sample from the GAZEL cohort....

Do workers with self-reported symptoms have an elevated risk of developing upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders three years later? (2008)

Descatha, Alexis, Roquelaure, Yves, Evanoff, Bradley, Chastang, Jean-François, Cyr, Diane, Leclerc, Annette

OBJECTIVES: Few prospective studies have evaluated outcomes of workers with self-reported symptoms of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders (UEMSD). The objective was to study the three-year...

Do workers with self-reported symptoms have an elevated risk of developing upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders three years later? (2008)

Descatha, Alexis, Roquelaure, Yves, Evanoff, Bradley, Chastang, Jean-François, Cyr, Diane, Leclerc, Annette

OBJECTIVES: Few prospective studies have evaluated outcomes of workers with self-reported symptoms of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders (UEMSD). The objective was to study the three-year...

Predictive factors for incident musculoskeletal disorders in an in-plant surveillance program. (2008)

Descatha, Alexis, Roquelaure, Yves, Evanoff, Bradley, Mariel, Jean, Leclerc, Annette

OBJECTIVES: A surveillance program for upper-limb work-related musculoskeletal disorders (UWMSD) based on assessment of health and risk factors was implemented between 1996 and 2000 in a large shoe...

Predictive factors for incident musculoskeletal disorders in an in-plant surveillance program. (2008)

Descatha, Alexis, Roquelaure, Yves, Evanoff, Bradley, Mariel, Jean, Leclerc, Annette

OBJECTIVES: A surveillance program for upper-limb work-related musculoskeletal disorders (UWMSD) based on assessment of health and risk factors was implemented between 1996 and 2000 in a large shoe...

Why are manual workers at high risk of upper limb disorders? The role of physical work factors in a random sample of workers in France (the Pays de la Loire study). (2008)

Melchior, Maria, Roquelaure, Yves, Evanoff, Bradley, Chastang, Jean-François, Ha, Catherine, Imbernon, Ellen, ...

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the reasons for the excess risk of upper limb musculoskeletal disorders among manual workers compared with other workers in a random sample of 2656 French men and women...

[Exposure to psychosocial stressors at work in the Pays de la Loire region in 2002] (2008)

Roquelaure, Yves, Ha, Catherine, Gohier, Bénédicte, Dano, Corinne, Touranchet, Annie, Leclerc, Annette, ...

OBJECTIVE: An epidemiological surveillance system of work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb (MSDs) was implemented in 2002 in the Pays de la Loire region to assess the prevalence of...

Social inequalities in breast cancer mortality among French women: disappearing educational disparities from 1968 to 1996. (2008)

Menvielle, Gwenn, Leclerc, Annette, Chastang, Jean-François, Luce, Danièle

We investigated the time trends in social inequalities in breast cancer mortality with an analysis by age at death and birth cohort using a representative 1% sample of the French population and four...

Frequency of low back pain among men and women aged 30 to 64 years in France. Results of two national surveys. (2008)

Gourmelen, Julie, Chastang, Jean-Francois, Ozguler, Anna, Lanoë, Jean-Louis, Ravaud, Jean-Francois, Leclerc, Annette

INTRODUCTION: In France, most studies of low back pain (LBP) have been carried out among workers or patients. Until very recently, the frequency of LBP in the general population was not known,...

Why are manual workers at high risk of upper limb disorders? The role of physical work factors in a random sample of workers in France (the Pays de la Loire study). (2008)

Melchior, Maria, Roquelaure, Yves, Evanoff, Bradley, Chastang, Jean-François, Ha, Catherine, Imbernon, Ellen, ...

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the reasons for the excess risk of upper limb musculoskeletal disorders among manual workers compared with other workers in a random sample of 2656 French men and women...

[Exposure to psychosocial stressors at work in the Pays de la Loire region in 2002] (2008)

Roquelaure, Yves, Ha, Catherine, Gohier, Bénédicte, Dano, Corinne, Touranchet, Annie, Leclerc, Annette, ...

OBJECTIVE: An epidemiological surveillance system of work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb (MSDs) was implemented in 2002 in the Pays de la Loire region to assess the prevalence of...

Social inequalities in breast cancer mortality among French women: disappearing educational disparities from 1968 to 1996. (2008)

Menvielle, Gwenn, Leclerc, Annette, Chastang, Jean-François, Luce, Danièle

We investigated the time trends in social inequalities in breast cancer mortality with an analysis by age at death and birth cohort using a representative 1% sample of the French population and four...

Frequency of low back pain among men and women aged 30 to 64 years in France. Results of two national surveys. (2008)

Gourmelen, Julie, Chastang, Jean-Francois, Ozguler, Anna, Lanoë, Jean-Louis, Ravaud, Jean-Francois, Leclerc, Annette

INTRODUCTION: In France, most studies of low back pain (LBP) have been carried out among workers or patients. Until very recently, the frequency of LBP in the general population was not known,...

[Changing social disparities and mortality in France (1968-1996): cause of death analysis by educational level] (2008)

Menvielle, Gwenn, Chastang, Jean-François, Luce, Danièle, Leclerc, Annette, Group, Edisc

BACKGROUND: Little information is available on temporal trend in socioeconomic inequalities in cause of death mortality in France. The aim of this paper was to study educational differences in...

[Changing social disparities and mortality in France (1968-1996): cause of death analysis by educational level] (2008)

Menvielle, Gwenn, Chastang, Jean-François, Luce, Danièle, Leclerc, Annette, Group, Edisc

BACKGROUND: Little information is available on temporal trend in socioeconomic inequalities in cause of death mortality in France. The aim of this paper was to study educational differences in...

Selected questions on biomechanical exposures for surveillance of upper-limb work-related musculoskeletal disorders. (2008)

Descatha, Alexis, Roquelaure, Yves, Evanoff, Bradley, Niedhammer, Isabelle, Chastang, Jean-François, Mariot, Camille, ...

OBJECTIVE: Questionnaires for assessment of biomechanical exposure are frequently used in surveillance programs, though few studies have evaluated which key questions are needed. We sought to reduce...

Surveillance epidemiologique des pathologies d'hypersollicitation du membre superieur d'origine professionnelle (2008)

Descatha, Alexis, Roquelaure, Yves, Ha, Catherine, Touranchet, Annie, Chastang, Jean-François, Mariot, Camille, ...

Epidemiological surveillance, defined by epidemiological continuous analysis of disorders and their risks factors, integrates occupational health priorities such as upper limb work-related...

Surveillance epidemiologique des pathologies d'hypersollicitation du membre superieur d'origine professionnelle (2008)

Descatha, Alexis, Roquelaure, Yves, Ha, Catherine, Touranchet, Annie, Chastang, Jean-François, Mariot, Camille, ...

Epidemiological surveillance, defined by epidemiological continuous analysis of disorders and their risks factors, integrates occupational health priorities such as upper limb work-related...

Selected questions on biomechanical exposures for surveillance of upper-limb work-related musculoskeletal disorders. (2008)

Descatha, Alexis, Roquelaure, Yves, Evanoff, Bradley, Niedhammer, Isabelle, Chastang, Jean-François, Mariot, Camille, ...

OBJECTIVE: Questionnaires for assessment of biomechanical exposure are frequently used in surveillance programs, though few studies have evaluated which key questions are needed. We sought to reduce...

[Characterisation and measurement of social position in epidemiologic studies.] (2007)

Ribet, Céline, Melchior, Maria, Lang, Thierry, Zins, Marie, Goldberg, Marcel, Leclerc, Annette

BACKGROUND: The terms "socioeconomic status", "socioeconomic position", "social classes" ... are widely used in epidemiology. They refer to various aspects of social position which is associated with...

[Characterisation and measurement of social position in epidemiologic studies.] (2007)

Ribet, Céline, Melchior, Maria, Lang, Thierry, Zins, Marie, Goldberg, Marcel, Leclerc, Annette

BACKGROUND: The terms "socioeconomic status", "socioeconomic position", "social classes" ... are widely used in epidemiology. They refer to various aspects of social position which is associated with...

[Characterisation and measurement of social position in epidemiologic studies.] (2007)

Ribet, Céline, Melchior, Maria, Lang, Thierry, Zins, Marie, Goldberg, Marcel, Leclerc, Annette

BACKGROUND: The terms "socioeconomic status", "socioeconomic position", "social classes" ... are widely used in epidemiology. They refer to various aspects of social position which is associated with...

Enquêtes épidémiologiques en milieu de travail : quelques bases pour le médecin du travail (2007)

Descatha, Alexis, Geoffroy-Perez, Béatrice, Leclerc, Annette, Goldberg, Marcel

Epidemiology has taken an important part of research on occupational risk. The occupational health physician does not have all clues to understand, participate and organize epidemiologic studies on...

Les épicondylites médiales en milieu de travail : évolution et prévention. (2007)

Descatha, Alexis, Leclerc, Annette, Chastang, Jean-François, Roquelaure, Yves

Purpose of the study: We studied the evolution of medial epicondylitis, the association with other work related musculoskeletal disorders, and the consequences for prevention. Methods: In 1993-1994...

Socioeconomic inequalities in premature mortality in France: have they widened in recent decades? (2007)

Leclerc, Annette, Chastang, Jean-François, Menvielle, Gwenn, Luce, Danièle

An increase in social inequalities in premature mortality has been observed in the last decades in various European countries. In France, large inequalities have been reported for several years, but...

Socioeconomic inequalities in premature mortality in France: have they widened in recent decades? (2007)

Leclerc, Annette, Chastang, Jean-François, Menvielle, Gwenn, Luce, Danièle

An increase in social inequalities in premature mortality has been observed in the last decades in various European countries. In France, large inequalities have been reported for several years, but...

Les épicondylites médiales en milieu de travail : évolution et prévention. (2007)

Descatha, Alexis, Leclerc, Annette, Chastang, Jean-François, Roquelaure, Yves

Purpose of the study: We studied the evolution of medial epicondylitis, the association with other work related musculoskeletal disorders, and the consequences for prevention. Methods: In 1993-1994...

Enquêtes épidémiologiques en milieu de travail : quelques bases pour le médecin du travail (2007)

Descatha, Alexis, Geoffroy-Perez, Béatrice, Leclerc, Annette, Goldberg, Marcel

Epidemiology has taken an important part of research on occupational risk. The occupational health physician does not have all clues to understand, participate and organize epidemiologic studies on...

Social inequalities in breast cancer mortality among French women: disappearing educational disparities from 1968 to 1996. (2006)

Menvielle, Gwenn, Leclerc, Annette, Chastang, Jean-François, Luce, Danièle

We investigated the time trends in social inequalities in breast cancer mortality with an analysis by age at death and birth cohort using a representative 1% sample of the French population and four...

Chronic back problems among persons 30 to 64 years old in France. (2006)

Leclerc, Annette, Chastang, Jean-François, Ozguler, Anna, Ravaud, Jean-François

STUDY DESIGN: A national population-based survey focusing on disability. OBJECTIVE: To describe the frequency of chronic back conditions among those aged 30 to 64 years, the consequences on their...