International Journal of Epidemiology

Review Articles:

MICHEL COLEMAN and VALERIE BERA

A Review of Epidemiological Studies of the Health Effects of Living Near or Working with Electricity Generation and Transmission Equipment
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 1-13; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.1 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

GEORGE W LOWIS

Ethnic Factors in Multiple Sclerosis: A Review and Critique of the Epidemiological Literature
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 14-20; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.14 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original Articles:

MARIE C BOUTRON, JEAN FAIVRE, CHANTAL MILAN, LAURENT BEDENNE, PATRICK HILLON, and CLAUDE KLEPPING

Primary Liver Cancer in Côte d'Or (France)
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 21-26; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.21 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ROSS C BROWNSON and JOHN S REIF

A Cancer Registry-Based Study of Occupational Risk for Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Leukaemia
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 27-32; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.27 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M BAHEMUKA, E WAYNE MASSEY, and BRUCE S SCHOENBERG

International Mortality from Primary Nervous System Neoplasms: Distribution and Trends
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 33-38; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.33 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

MICHAEL D KOGAN and RICHARD W CLAP

Soft Tissue Sarcoma Mortality Among Vietnam Veterans in Massachusetts, 1972 to 1983
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 39-43; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.39 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

HANS H STORM

Completeness of Cancer Registration in Denmark 1943–1966 and Efficacy of Record Linkage Procedures
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 44-49; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.44 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

CARLO LA VECCHIA, ROMANO PAGANO, EVA NEGRI, and ADRIANO DECARLI

Smoking and Prevalence of Disease in the 1983 Italian National HealthSurvey
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 50-55; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.50 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

H R ANDERSON, P VALLANCE, J M BLAND, F NOHL, and S EBRAHIM

Prospective Study of Mortality Associated with Chronic Lung Disease and Smoking in Papua New Guinea
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 56-61; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.56 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

G J MILLER, B R KIRKWOOD, G L A BECKLES, S D ALEXIS, D C CARSON, and N T A BYAM

Adult Male All-Cause, Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Mortality in Relation to Ethnic Group, Systolic Blood Pressure and Blood Glucose Concentration in Trinidad, West Indies
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 62-69; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.62 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Y FRIEDLANDER, J D KARK, and Y STEIN

Biological and Environmental Sources of Familial Aggregation of Blood Pressure: The Jerusalem Lipid Research Clinic
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 70-76; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.70 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

TAVIA GORDON and JOSEPH T DOYLE

Weight and Mortality in Men: The Albany Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 77-81; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.77 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

SUMINORI KONO, HITOSHI ICHIMIYA, SHINKAN TOKUDOME, MASATO IKEDA, and FUMIO NAKAYAMA

Type of Gallstones and Deaths from Stroke and Coronary Heart Disease among Cholecystectomized Patients
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 82-85; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.82 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

KARI POIKOLAINEN and JUHANI ESKOLA

Health Services Resources and their Relation to Mortality from Causes Amenable to Health Care Intervention: A Cross-National Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 86-89; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.86 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M J SHIRLOW, G BERRY, and G STOKES

Caffeine Consumption and Blood Pressure: An Epidemiological Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 90-97; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.90 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

PIRJO PIETINE, JEF GEBOERS, and HUGO KESTELOOT

Coffee Consumption and Serum Cholesterol: An Epidemiological Study in Belgium
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 98-104; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.98 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T P NG

Occupational Mortality in Hong Kong, 1979–1983
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 105-110; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.105 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

CAROL JAGGER and MICHAEL CLARKE

Mortality Risks in the Elderly: Five Year Follow-up of a Total Population
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 111-114; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.111 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

BARBARA E KWAST and JONATHAN M LIFF

Factors Associated with Maternal Mortality in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 115-121; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.115 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

CHRISTOPHER J L MURRAY

The Infant Mortality Rate, Life Expectancy at Birth, and a Linear Index of Mortality as Measures of General Health Status
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 122-128; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.122 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

BONITA F STANTON and JOHN D CLEMENS

The Influence of Gender on Determinants of Urban Childhood Mortality in Bangladesh
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 129-135; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.129 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S HERCBERG, P GALAN, M ASSAMI, and S ASSAMI

Evaluation of the Frequency of Anaemia and Iron-Deficiency Anaemia in a Group of Algerian Menstruating Women by a Mixed Distribution Analysis: Contribution of Folate Deficiency and Inflammatory Processes in the Determination of Anaemia
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 136-141; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.136 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

DAVID I W PHILLIPS, TIM D LUSTY, CUVE OSMOND, and DAVID CHURCH

Iodine Supplementation: Comparison of Oral or Intramuscular Iodized Oil with Oral Potassium Iodide. A Controlled Trial in Zaire
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 142-147; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.142 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A MORABIA, C SELLEGER, J C LANDRY, P CONNE, P URBAN, and J FABRE

Accidental Bromine Exposure in an Urban Population: An Acute Epidemiological Assessment
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 148-152; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.148 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

STEINAR WESTIN, DAG NORUM, and JAMES J SCHLESSELMAN

Medical Consequences of a Factory Closure: Illness and Disability in a Four-Year Follow-Up Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 153-161; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.153 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S FRANCESCHI, U TIRELLI, E VACCHER, D SERRAINO, M CROVATTO, P DE PAOLI, S DIODATO, C LA VECCHIA, A DECARLI, S MONFARDINI, and AIDS and Related Syndromes Study Group

Risk Factors for HIV Infection in Drug Addicts from the Northeast of Italy
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 162-167; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.162 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

SALIM S ABDOOL KARIM, HOOSEN M COOVADIA, ISOBEL M WINDSOR, RAJENDRA THEJPAL, JAN VAN DEN ENDE, and ALIDA FOUCHE

The Prevalence and Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Urban, Rural and Institutionalized Black Children of Natal/KwaZulu, South Africa
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 168-173; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.168 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

B MELGAARD, D M MUTIE, and G KIMANI

A Cluster Survey of Mortality due to Neonatal Tetanus in Kenya
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 174-177; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.174 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

HECTOR GOMEZ DANTES, JAMES S KOOPMAN, CHERYL L ADDY, MARIA LUISA ZARATE, MIGUEL ANGEL VACA MARIN, IRA M LONGINI, JR, ELSA SARTI GUTTIEREZ, VIRGINIA ALCANTARA RODRIGUEZ, LOURDES GARCIA GARCIA, and ENRIQUE RIVAS MIRELLES

Dengue Epidemics on the Pacific Coast of Mexico
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 178-186; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.178 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

LAURI E MARKOWITZ, ALBERTO TOMASI, CARL E HAWKINS, STEPHEN R PREBLUD, WALTER A ORENSTEIN, and ALAN R HINMAN

International Measles Importations United States, 1980–1985
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 187-192; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.187 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

PAULO A M CAMARGOS, MARK D C GUIMARAES, and CARLOS M F ANTUNES

Risk Assessment for Acquiring Meningitis Tuberculosis among Children Not Vaccinated with BCG: A Case-Control Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 193-197; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.193 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ANTONIO MORALES PIGA, GONZALO LÓPEZ-ABENTE, ANGEL ELENA IBÁNEZ, ALBERTO GARCIA VADILLO, MARIANO GONZÁLEZ LANZA, and VICENTE MONGE JODRA

Risk Factors for Paget's Disease: A New Hypothesis
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 198-201; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.198 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

N H NG'ANDU

The Use of Baye's Theorem and Other Indices of Agreement in Evaluating the Use of Reagent Strips in Screening Rural Schoolchildren for Schistosoma Haematobium in Zambia
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 202-208; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.202 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

DAN TECULESCU, CATHERINE AUBRY, NEARKASEN CHAU, JEAN LOCUTY, QUANG THIEU PHAM, and MICHEL MANCIAUX

Respiratory Symptoms or Signs on the Day of the Study Alter Pulmonary Function in Teenagers
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 209-216; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.209 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

CORRIE H HORST, GATSKE L OBERMANN-DE BOER, and DAAN KROMHOUT

Validity of the 24-Hour Recall Method in Infancy: The Leiden Pre-School Children Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 217-221; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.217 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ALVAN R FEINSTEIN and C KENT KWOH

A Box-Graph Method for Illustrating Relative-Size Relationships in a 2×2 Table
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 222-224; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.222 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Short Article:

RICHARD P WENZEL

The Mortality of Hospital-Acquired Bloodstream Infections: Need for a New Vital Statistic?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 225-227; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.225 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

News of New Studies:

I M S VAN HOOFT, D E GROBBEE, A HOFMAN, and H A VALKENBURG

Early Prediction of Primary Hypertension: An Epidemiological Approach
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 228-229; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.228 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the Editor:

P DE WALS, F BERTRAND, I DE LA MATA, and M F LECHAT

Chromosomal Anomalies and Chernobyl
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 230-231; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.230 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

REBECCA C GANTT and JETSON E LINCOLN

Dietary Factors and Cancer
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 231-232; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.231 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book Reviews:

WALTER V HOLLAND

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 233; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.233 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M L BURR

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 233-234; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.233-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ALEKSANDER PERSKI, TÖRES THEORELL, and KRISTTNA ORTH-GOMER

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 234-235; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.234 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

D G BEEVERS

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 235-236; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.235 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

FRANCIS J C ROE

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 236; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.236 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A FEINSTEIN

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 240; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.240 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A J HEDLEY

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 240-241; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.240-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

book-review:

NEIL BROOKS

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 236-237; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.236-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

D L W DAVISON

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 237; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.237 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

D J M WRIGHT

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 237-238; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.237-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

D MILLER

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 238; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.238 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C A BIRT

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 238-239; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.238-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

D ADAMS-JONES

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 239-240; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.239 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

other:

Book News
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 241; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.241 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

From the Revue d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 242; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.242 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Bulletin Board
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 243; doi:10.1093/ije/17.1.243 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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