International Journal of Epidemiology

Leading Articles:

P G SMITH, R H MORROW, and J CHIN

Investigating Interactions between HIV Infection and Tropical Diseases
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 705-707; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.705 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J P VANDENBROUCKE

Is ‘The Causes of Cancer’ a Miasma Theory for the End of the Twentieth Century?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 708-709; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.708 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

An Appreciation of Carlos Luis Gonzalez from the International Epidemiology Association
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 710; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.710 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original Articles:

FABIO LEVI, EVA NEGRI, CARLO LA VECCHIA, and VAN CONG TE

Socioeconomic Groups and Cancer Risk at Death in the Swiss Canton of Vaud
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 711-717; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.711 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

MARK W OBERLE, LUIS ROSERO-BIXBY, KATHLEEN L IRWIN, JUDITH A FORTNEY, NANCY C LEE, ANNE S WHATLEY, and MICHELE G BONHOMME

Cervical Cancer Risk and Use of Depot-Medroxyprogesterone Acetate in Costa Rica
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 718-723; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.718 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ANN THIELEMANS, PHILIP K HOPKE, PASCALE DE QUINT, A M DEPOORTER, GODFRIED THIERS, and DESIRE L MASSART

Investigation of the Geographical Distribution of Female Cancer Patterns in Belgium Using Pattern Recognition Techniques
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 724-731; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.724 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

LEIF BERGKVIST, I PERSSON, H-O ADAMI, and C SCHAIRER

Risk Factors for Breast and Endometrial Cancer in a Cohort of Women Treated with Menopausal Oestrogens
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 732-737; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.732 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

SUSAN T GERSHMAN and PAUL D STOLLEY

A Case-Control Study of Testicular Cancer Using Connecticut Tumour Registry Data
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 738-742; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.738 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

MARIA GERHARDSSON, BIRGITTA FLODERUS, and STAFFAN E NORELL

Physical Activity and Colon Cancer Risk
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 743-746; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.743 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

NEIL PEARCE

Multistage Modelling of Lung Cancer Mortality in Asbestos Textile Workers
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 747-752; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.747 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

JOHN M CARSTENSEN, GÖRAN PERSHAGEN, and GUNNAR EKLUND

Smoking-Adjusted Incidence of Lung Cancer among Swedish Men in Different Occupations
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 753-758; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.753 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

I A BAKER, P M SWEETNAM, J W G YARNELL, D BAINTON, and P C ELWOOD

Haemostatic and Other Risk Factors for Ischaemic Heart Disease and Social Class: Evidence from the Caerphilly and Speedwell Studies
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 759-765; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.759 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ALFREDO NICOLOSI, SERGIO CASATI, EMANUELA TAIOLI, and ELIO POLLI

Death from Cardiovascular Disease in Italy, 1972–1981: Decline in Mortality Rates and Possible Causes
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 766-772; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.766 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A MENOTTI and F SECCARECCIA

Cardiovascular Risk Factors Predicting All Causes of Death in an Occupational Population Sample
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 773-778; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.773 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

CHRIST ARAVANIS, RONALD P MENSINK, ADRIAN CORCONDILAS, PAUL IOANIDIS, EDITH J M FESKENS, and MARTIJN B KATAN

Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease in Middle-Aged Men in Crete in 1982
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 779-783; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.779 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

SIEGFRIED HEYDEN, KENNETH A SCHNEIDER, and GEORGE J FODOR

Coronary Heart Disease in Hypertensives: A Need to Reduce Cholesterol
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 784-788; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.784 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

MONIQUE A M BERNS, JEANNE H M DE VRIES, and MATIJN B KATAN

Determinants of the Increase of Serum Cholesterol with Age: A Longitudinal Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 789-796; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.789 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

SVEN A TÖRNBERG, K F SÖREN JAKOBSSON, and GUNNAR A EKLUND

Stability and Validity of a Single Serum Cholesterol Measurement in a Prospective Cohort Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 797-803; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.797 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

L L PEDERSON, J M WANKLIN, and N M LEFCOE

Self-Reported Long-Term Smoking Cessation in Patients with Respiratory Disease: Prediction of Success and Perception of Health Effects
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 804-809; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.804 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

PETER SCHÄFER, CHRISTIAN FÜRRER, and BERNADETTE MERMILLOD

An Association of Cigarette Smoking with Recurrent Subareolar Breast Abscess
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 810-813; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.810 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

HIROSHI OGAWA, SUKETAMI TOMINAGA, GEORGE GELLERT, and KUNIO AOKI

Smoking among Junior High School Students in Nagoya, Japan
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 814-820; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.814 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J P MACKENBACH, C W N LOOMAN, A E KUNST, J D HABBEMA, and P J VAN DER MAAS

Regional Differences in Decline of Mortality from Selected Conditions: The Netherlands, 1969–1984
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 821-829; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.821 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ROLV SKJÆRVEN, ALLEN J WILCOX, and DAPHNE RUSSELL

Birthweight and Perinatal Mortality of Second Births Conditional on Weight of the First
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 830-838; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.830 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

SHIRLEY A. HUCHCROFT and BRYAN L TANNEY

Sex-Specific Suicide Trends in Canada, 1971–1985
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 839-843; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.839 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J E CADE and B M MARGETTS

Nutrient Sources in the English Diet: Quantitative Data from Three English Towns
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 844-848; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.844 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J GEEFHUYSEN and R SOETRISNO

Nutritional Status of Poor Preschool Children in a Defined Area in Java—Can Weight Monitoring Influence Nutrition?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 849-857; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.849 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

DIDIER FASSIN, EMILE JEANNEE, DOMINIQUE CÈBE, and MARC RÉVEILLON

Who Consults and Where? Sociocultural Differentiation in Access to Health Care in Urban Africa
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 858-864; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.858 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

JOANNE KATZ, SCOTT L ZEGER, and JAMES M TIELSCH

Village and Household Clustering of Xerophthalmia and Trachoma
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 865-869; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.865 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

HISAO HAYASHI, AKIRA YAGI, HIROSHI ICHIMIYA, TOMOYUNKI HIGUCHI, AKIHIKO FUJI, SHINICHI KAKUMU, NOBUO SAKAMOTO, SHIGERU KATO, HIROTO KATO, GIICHIROU MORI, and KUNIKI SHIMIZU

An Outbreak of Foodborne Hepatitis A in a Factory: A Possible Shift in Age of Patients in Japan
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 870-873; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.870 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

EDEMARIAM TSEGA, MOLLA TSEGA, BIRU MENGESHA, ERIK NORDENFELT, BENGT-GORAN HANSSON, and JOHAN LINDBERG

Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Ethiopia with Emphasis on the Importance of Vertical Transmission
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 874-879; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.874 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

MARIA FERNANDA F DE LIMA E COSTA, MARIA LÉA CORREA LEITE, R S ROCHA, MARIA HELENA DE ALMEIDA MAGALHAES, and NAFTALE KATZ

Anthropometric Measures in Relation to Schistosomiasis Mansoni and Socioeconomic Variables
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 880-886; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.880 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

TZE WAI WONG, YOW CHEONG CHAN, EU HIAN YAP, YONG GYU JOO, HO WANG LEE, PYUNG-WOO LEE, RICHARD YANAGIHARA, CLARENCE J GIBBS, Jr, and D CARLETON GAJDUSEK

Serological Evidence of Hantavirus Infection in Laboratory Rats and Personnel
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 887-890; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.887 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

STEPHEN SENN

A Note Concerning the Analysis of an Epidemic of Q Fever
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 891-893; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.891 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J P GAO and M D MALISON

The Epidemiology of a Measles Outbreak on a Remote Offshore Island near Taiwan
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 894-898; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.894 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J H CHOU, P H HWANG, and M D MALISON

An Outbreak of Type A Foodborne Botulism in Taiwan due to Commercially Preserved Peanuts
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 899-902; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.899 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C O OYEJIDE and A H FAGBAMI

An Epidemiological Study of Rotavirus Diarrhoea in a Cohort of Nigerian Infants: I Methodology and Experiences in the Recruitment and Follow-up of patients
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 903-907; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.903 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C O OYEJIDE and A H FAGBAMI

An Epidemiological Study of Rotavirus Diarrhoea in a Cohort of Nigerian Infants: II Incidence of Diarrhoea in the First Two Years of Life
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 908-912; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.908 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

GARY M SHAW, STEVE SELVIN, SWAN SHANNA H, DEANE MERRILL, and JANE SCHULMAN

An Examination of Three Spatial Disease Clustering Methodologies
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 913-919; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.913 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ELLEN A EISEN, RICHARD A LETZ, DAVID H WEGMAN, EDWARD L BAKER, JR, and LUCILLE POTHIER

Defining Measurement Precision for Effort Dependent Tests: The Case of Three Neurobehavioural Tests
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 920-926; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.920 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the Editor:

J BURTON

Men who do not drink
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 927; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.927 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A G SHARPER and GOYA WANNAMETHEE

Men who do not drink
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 927-928; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.927-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

INEKE NEUTEL and CAROL BUCK

Parental age and cancer risk in offspring
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 928-929; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.928 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

STUART M BERMAN

Sex differences in neonatal survival²
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 929; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.929 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

L K KOTHARI, J PRAMOD, PRAVEEN SHARMA, and S K CHATURVEDI

Influence of age and vitamin C status on serum cholesterol
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 929-930; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.929-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

MIQUEL PORTA and FERRAN SANZ

Statistical errors in software
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 931; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.931 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

PAUL S LEVY, ELENA S H YU, WILLIAM T LIU, MING-YUAN ZHANG, ZHENG-YU WANG, SIU CHI WONG, and ROBERT KATZMAN

A variation on single-stage cluster sampling used in a survey of elderly people in Shanghai
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 931-933; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.931-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book Reviews:

W C SMITH

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 934; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.934 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M CLARKE

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 934-935; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.934-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M CLARKE

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 935; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.935 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M McKEE

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 935-936; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.935-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

COLIN R PATERSON

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 936-937; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.936 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

E RUSSELL

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 937; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.937 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

O LL LLOYD

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 937-938; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.937-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R FRENTZEL-BEYME

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 938-466; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.938 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S HEPTINSTALL

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 939-940; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.939 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

SONJA HUNT

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 940-941; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.940 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ANTHONY WILLIAMS

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 941-942; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.941 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

FRANÇOIS BEGUIN

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 942; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.942 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S OGSTON

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 942-943; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.942-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

I CROMBIE

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 943-944; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.943 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

book-review:

MARY R KERR

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 944; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.944 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

other:

Book News and WHO Publications
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 945; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.945 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Bulletin Board
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 946; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.946 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

news:

Association News
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 947; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.947 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Supplement:

K BIERSTEKER, E G SCHOUTEN, and F J KOK

Proceedings of a Symposium on Weak Associations in Epidemiology: Introduction
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 948-949; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.948 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

CHARLES DU Ve FLOREY

Weak Associations in Epidemiological Research: Some Examples and Their Interpretation
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 950-954; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.950 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

KENNETH J ROTHMAN and CHARLES POOL

A Strengthening Programme for Weak Associations
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 955-959; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.955 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

B BRUNEKREEF, L DIJKSTRA, P FISCHER, and D HOUTHUIJS

Weak Associations in Environmental Epidemiology
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 960-963; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.960 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

W A VAN STAVEREN, J BUREMA, P DEURENBERG, and M B KATAN

Weak Associations in Nutritional Epidemiology: The Importance of Replication of Observations on Individuals
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 964-969; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.964 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

DICK HEEDERIK and BRIAN G MILLER

Weak Associations in Occupational Epidemiology: Adjustment for Exposure Estimation Error
Int. J. Epidemiol. 17: 970-974; doi:10.1093/ije/17.4.970 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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