International Journal of Epidemiology

Leading Article:

MERVYN SUSSER

Epidemiology Today: ‘A Thought-Tormented World’
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 481-488; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.481 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review Article:

VIRGINIE RINGA, BEATRICE BLONDEL, and GÉRARD BREART

Ultrasound in Obstetrics: Do the Published Evaluative Studies Justify its Routine Use?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 489-497; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.489 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

LARISSA I. REMENNICK

Reproductive Patterns and Cancer Incidence in Women: A Population-Based Correlation Study in the USSR
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 498-510; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.498 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PIETER VANT VEER, FRANS J KOK, RUDOLPH J J HERMUS, and FERD STURMANS

Alcohol Dose, Frequency and Age at First Exposure in Relation to the Risk of Breast Cancer
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 511-517; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.511 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JAMES R HEBERT and ELANAH TOPOROFF

Dietary Exposures and Other Factors of Possible Prognostic Significance in Relation to Tumour Size and Nodal Involvement in Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 518-526; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.518 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

EILIV LUND, OLAV MEIRIK, HANS-OLOV ADAMI, REINHOLD BERGSTRØM, THORALF CHRISTOFFERSEN, and PER BERGSJØ

Oral Contraceptive Use and Premenopausal Breast Cancer in Sweden and Norway: Possible Effects of Different Pattern of Use
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 527-532; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.527 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JOHN C LICCIARDONE, JOHN R WILKINS, ROSS C BROWNSON, and JIAN C CHANG

Cigarette Smoking and Alcohol Consumption in the Aetiology of Uterine Cervical Cancer
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 533-537; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.533 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Epithelial Ovarian Cancer and Combined Oral Contraceptives: THE WHO COLLABORATIVE STUDY OF NEOPLASIA AND STEROID CONTRACEPTIVES
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 538-545; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.538 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PETER DE NULLY BROWN, HENRIK HERTZ, JØRGEN H OLSEN, MINNA YSSING, ELMA SCHEIBEL, and OLE MØLLER JENSEN

Incidence of Childhood Cancer in Denmark 1943–1984
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 546-555; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.546 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MONICA FERRARONI, EVA NEGRI, CARLO LA VECCHIA, BARBARA D'AVANZO, and SILVIA FRANCESCHI

Socioeconomic Indicators, Tobacco and Alcohol in the Aetiology of Digestive Tract Neoplasms
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 556-562; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.556 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ALICE S WHITTEMORE

Colorectal Cancer Incidence among Chinese in North America and the People's Republic of China: Variation with Sex, Age and Anatomical Site
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 563-568; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.563 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CARLOS A GONZÁLEZ, GONZALO LÓPEZ-ABENTE, MANUEL ERREZOLA, ANTONIO ESCOLAR, ELIO RIBOLI, ISABEL IZARZUGAZA, and MANUEL NEBOT

Occupation and Bladder Cancer in Spain: A Multi-Centre Case-Control Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 569-577; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.569 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SILVIA FRANCESCHI, AMBROGIO FASSINA, RENATO TALAMINI, ANNA MAZZOLINI, STEFANO VIANELLO, ETTORE BIDOLI, DIEGO SERRAINO, and CARLO LA VECCHIA

Risk Factors for Thyroid Cancer in Northern Italy
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 578-584; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.578 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JORDANKA ANANIJEVIC-PANDEY and HRISTINA VLAJINAC

Myocardial Infarction in Young Women with Reference to Oral Contraceptive Use
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 585-588; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.585 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

EVELYN O TALBOTT, LEWIS H KULLER, KATHERINE DETRE, KAREN MATTHEWS, SANDRA NORMAN, SHERYL F KELSEY, and STEVEN BELLE

Reproductive History of Women Dying of Sudden Cardiac Death: A Case-Control Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 589-594; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.589 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JUKKA T SALONEN, JAAKKO TUOMILEHTO, AULIKKI NISSINEN, GEORGE A KAPLAN, and PEKKA PUSKA

Contribution of Risk Factor Changes to the Decline in Coronary Incidence During the North Karelia Project: A Within-Community Analysis
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 595-601; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.595 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MARY WALKER, A GERALD SHAPER, ANDREW N PHILLIPS, and DEREK G COOK

Short Stature, Lung Function and Risk of a Heart Attack
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 602-606; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.602 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DEREK G COOK, A G SHAPER, and P W MACFARLANE

Using the WHO (Rose) Angina Questionnaire in Cardiovascular Epidemiology
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 607-613; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.607 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

YANNIS SKALKIDIS, KLEA KATSOUYANNI, ELENI PETRIDOU, MICHAEL SEHAS, and DIMITRIOS TRICHOPOULOS

Risk Factors of Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease: A Case-Control Study in Greece
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 614-618; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.614 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MICHAEL J KLAG, RICHARD D MOORE, YOSHIMICHI SAKAI, SUMIO SASAKI, RICHARD W STONE, and GEORGE W COMSTOCK

Alcohol Use and Retinal Vessels: Insights into the Mechanism of Alcohol-Induced Stroke
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 619-625; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.619 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T E ROHAN, M G COOK, and A J McMICHAEL

Methylxanthines and Benign Proliferative Epithelial Disorders of the Breast in Women
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 626-633; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.626 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RICHARD TAYLOR, NANCY DAVIS LESWIS, and SURE LEVY

Societies in Transition:Mortality Patterns in Pacific Island Poplations
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 634-646; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.634 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SHOICHIRO TSUGANE, SABINA L D GOTLIEB, RUY LAURENTI, JOSE M P SOUZA, and SHAW WATANABE

Mortality and Cause of Death among First-Generation Japanese in São Paulo, Brazil
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 647-651; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.647 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LUIS M BERNAT GIL and TOM RATHWELL

The Effect of Health Services on Mortality: Amenable and Non-Amenable Causes in Spain
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 652-657; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.652 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

THOMAS J DUIJKERS, DAAN KROMHOUT, INGEBORG P SPRUIT, and GERDA DOORNBOS

Inter-Mediating Risk Factors in the Relation between Socioeconomic Status and 25- Year Mortality (the Zutphen Study)
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 658-662; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.658 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DIANA KUH and MICHAEL WADSWORTH

Parental Height: Childhood Environment and Subsequent Adult Height in a National Birth Cohort
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 663-668; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.663 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L L IGNACIO, M V DE ARANGO, J BALTAZAR, E D'ARRIGO BUSNELLO, C E CLIMENT, A ELHAKIM, R GIEL, T W HARDING, G H M M TEN HORN, H H A IBRAHIM, R SRINIVASA MURTHY, and N N WIG

Knowledge and Attitudes of Primary Health Care Personnel Concerning Mental Health Problems in Developing Countries: A Follow-Up Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 669-673; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.669 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R J RONA and J MOSBECH

Validity and Repeatability of Self-Reported Occupational and Industrial History from Patients in EEC Countries
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 674-679; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.674 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

FERNANDO A PROIETTI and CARLOS M ANTUNES

Sensitivity, Specificity and Positive Predictive Value of Selected Clinical Sings and Symptoms Associated with Schistosomiasis Mansoni
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 680-683; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.680 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

YOSHIOMI OKUNO, TOORU NAKAO, NAKAO ISHIDA, TASUKE KONNO, HIROMICHI MIZUTANI, YUKIO FUKUYAMA, TAKESHI SATO, SHIN ISOMURA, SHIGEHARU UEDA, ISAMU KITAMURA, and MASARO KAJI

Incidence of Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis Following Measles and Measles Vaccination in Japan
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 684-689; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.684 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N ABUHARFEIL, M N ABO-SHEHADA, S N EL-SUKHON, and R ATMEH

Immune Status of Young Adults to Mumps Virus Infection in Northern Jordan
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 690-692; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.690 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PAUL E SLATER, DAVID G ADDISS, ALIZA COHEN, ALEX LEVENTHAL, GIDEON CHASSIS, HANNA ZEHAVI, ANITA BASHARI, and CORINA COSTIN

Foodborne Botulism: An International Outbreak
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 693-696; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.693 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

NURUL ALAM, FITZROY J HENRY, and M MUJIBUR RAHAMAN

Reporting Errors in One-Week Diarrhoea Recall Surveys: Experience from a Prospective Study in Rural Bangladesh
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 697-700; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.697 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SIMON N COUSENS, RICHARD G FEACHEM, and DAVID L DANIELS

The Use of Nutritional Status as a Second Outcome Measure in Case-Control Studies of Environmental Risk Factors for Diarrhoeal Diseases
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 701-704; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.701 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

NICHOLAS H DE KLERK, DALLAS R ENGLISH, and BRUCE K ARMSTRONG

A Review of the Effects of Random Measurement Error on Relative Risk Estimates in Epidemiological Studies
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 705-712; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.705 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

HARLAND AUSTIN, W DANA FLANDERS, and KENNETH J ROTHMAN

Bias Arising in Case-Control Studies from Selection of Controls from Overlapping Groups
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 713-716; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.713 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short Article:

KAREN A RITCHIE and ESTER F HALLERMAN

Cross-Validation of a Dementia Screening Test in a Heterogeneous Population
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 717-719; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.717 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

News of New Studies:

LUIGI MATTURRI, GIUSEPPE BARBOLINI, DARIO BAUER, DIONIGIA BUFFA, GIUSEPPE CAMPESI, ROSELLA FANTE, LUIGI GIARELLI, PAOLO PERUZZO, CARLO PESCE, ACHILLE PICH, ALDO STRAMIGNONI, PIERLUIGI CRENNA, and ANDREA RIGHETTI

A Computer Network-Based System for Local Storage and Nationwide Processing of Autopsy Diagnoses
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 720-722; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.720 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

other:

PHILIP RAPHALS

Toxic oil syndrome
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 723; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.723 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

EDWIN M KILBOURNE and RAMIRO CANAS

Toxic oil syndrome
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 723-724; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.723-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ROBERT L CUMMING and JENNIFER L KELSEY

Case-control studies
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 725-726; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.725 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LINDA C MAYES, RALPH I HORWITZ, and ALVAN R FEINSTEIN

Case-control studies
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 726-727; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.726 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

EDWARD D GORHAM, CEDRIC F GARLAND, and FRANK C GARLAND

Physical activity and colon cancer risk
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 728-729; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.728 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M GERHARDSSON and S E NORELL

Physical activity and colon cancer risk
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 729; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.729 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K S JOSEPH

A potential bias in the estimation of vaccine efficacy through observational study designs
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 729-731; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.729-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M POWER

Linear Index of Mortality
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 731-732; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.731 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N J D NAGELKERKE and F MANJI

The effect of measurement errors in confounders on adjustment
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 732-733; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.732 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

A SMITH

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 734-735; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.734 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

O LL LLOYD

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 735-736; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.735 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

O LL LLOYD

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 736-737; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.736 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D C G SKEGG

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 737; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.737 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F H EPSTEIN

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 737-738; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.737-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RICHARD MADELEY

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 738-739; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.738 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JACOB C SEIDELL

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 739; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.739 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J MCEWEN

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 739-740; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.739-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D C DORRELL

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 740; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.740 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GEORGE G READER

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 740-741; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.740-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T HEDLEY

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 741; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.741 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I K CROMBIE

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 741-742; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.741-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D H LAWSON

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 742-743; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.742 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M J R HEALY

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 743; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.743 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H DICK

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 743-744; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.743-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

IAN RUSSELL

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 744-745; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.744 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J OXFORD

A SCIENTIFIC EPITAPH FROM A VANISHED ERA
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 745; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.745 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book News:

Book News
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 746; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.746 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Association News:

Association News
Int. J. Epidemiol. 18: 746-747; doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.746-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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