International Journal of Epidemiology

Original Articles:

ZHIYUAN LIU

Smoking and Lung Cancer in China: Combined Analysis of Eight Case-Control Studies
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 197-201; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.197 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

KARL-HEINZ JÖCKEL, WOLFGANG AHRENS, HEINZ-ERICH WICHMANN, HEIKO BECHER, ULRICH BOLM-AUDORFF, INGEBORG JAHN, BEATE MOLIK, EBERHARD GREISER, and JÜRGEN TIMM

Occupational and Environmental Hazards Associated with Lung Cancer
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 202-213; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.202 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Y WANG, B L DE STAVOLA, R D BULBROOK, D S ALLEN, H G KWA, I S FENTIMAN, J L HAYWARD, and R R MILLIS

Relationship of Blood Prolactin Levels and the Risk of Subsequent Breast Cancer
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 214-221; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.214 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ALFREDO MORABIA and PHILIPPE FLANDRE

Misclassification Bias Related to Definition of Menopausal Status in Case-Control Studies of Breast Cancer
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 222-228; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.222 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CAMILLE A JONES, MICHAEL J KLAG, YOSHIMICHI SAKAI, ICHIRO ITOH, and GEORGE W COMSTOCK

Skinfold Thickness and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in American and Japanese Telephone Company Executives
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 229-235; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.229 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DANIEL T LACKLAND, TREVOR J ORCHARD, JULIAN E KEIL, DONALD E SAUNDERS, Jr, FRANCES C WHEELER, LUCILE L ADAMS-CAMPBELL, ROBERT H McDONALD, and REBECCA G KNAPP

Are Race Differences in the Prevalence of Hypertension Explained by Body Mass and Fat Distribution? A Survey in a Biracial Population
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 236-245; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.236 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

NICHOLAS H NG'ANDU

Blood Pressure Levels of Zambian Rural Adolescents and their Relationship to Age, Sex, Weight, Height and Three Weight-For-Height Indices
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 246-252; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.246 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GUNNAR LINDBERG, LENNART RÅSTAM, BO GULLBERG, and GUNNAR A EKLUND

Serum Sialic Acid Concentration Predicts both Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke Mortality: Multivariate Analysis Including 54385 Men and Women during 20.5 Years Follow-up
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 253-257; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.253 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RONALD E* LAPORTE, EUGENE S TULL, and DANIEL McCARTY

Monitoring the Incidence of Myocardial Infarctions: Applications of Capture-Mark-Recapture Technology
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 258-262; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.258 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DILEEP V MAVALANKAR, RONALD H GRAY, and C R TRIVEDI

Risk Factors for Preterm and Term Low Birthweight in Ahmedabad, India
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 263-272; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.263 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JUN ZHANG, DAVID A SAVITZ, PAMELA J SCHWINGL, and WEN-WEI CAI

A Case-Control Study of Paternal Smoking and Birth Defects
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 273-278; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.273 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JØRN OLSEN

Cigarette Smoking in Pregnancy and Fetal Growth. Does the Type of Tobacco Play a Role?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 279-284; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.279 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JOHN L SEVER, JONAS H ELLENBERG, ANITA C LEY, DAVID L MADDEN, DAVID A FUCCILLO, NANCY R TZAN, and DOROTHY M EDMONDS

Perinatal ‘TORCH’ Infections Identified by Serology: Correlation with Abnormalities in the Children through 7 Years of Age
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 285-292; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.285 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

WANG WEI QUN and ANNETTE J DOBSON

Cigarette Smoking and Sick Leave in an Industrial Population in Shanghai, China
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 293-297; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.293 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J F TESSIER, P FRÉOUR, D BELOUGNE, J CROFTON, and FOR THE TOBACCO AND HEALTH COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASES

Smoking Habits and Attitudes of Medical Students towards Smoking and Antismoking Campaigns in Nine Asian Countries
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 298-304; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.298 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

NEVILLE OWEN and ADRIAN BAUMAN

The Descriptive Epidemiology of a Sedentary Lifestyle in Adult Australians
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 305-310; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.305 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F L R WILLIAMS, A B LAWSON, and O L LLOYD

Low Sex Ratios of Births in Areas at Risk from Air Pollution from Incinerators, as Shown by Geographical Analysis and 3-Dimensional Mapping
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 311-319; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.311 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

FINN BØRLUM KRISTENSEN and FLEMMING MAC

Life Table Analysis of Infant Mortality and Feto-Infant Mortality Distributed on Causes of Death in Denmark 1983–1987
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 320-323; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.320 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MICHAEL GREENBERG and DONA SCHNEIDER

Region of Birth and Mortality of Blacks in the United States
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 324-328; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.324 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D JOHN KLEIN-HESSELINK and INGEBORG P SPRUIT

The Contribution of Unemployment to Socioeconomic Health Differences
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 329-337; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.329 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BERT BRUNEKREEF, BERNARD GROOT, and GERARD HOEK

Pets, Allergy and Respiratory Symptoms in Children
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 338-342; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.338 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ERIC JOUGLA, LAURE PAPOZ, BEVERLEY BALKAU, PAULETTE MAGUIN, FRANCOISE HATTON, and THE EURODIAB SUBAREA C STUDY GROUP

Death Certificate Coding Practices Related to Diabetes in European Countries—The ‘EURODIAB Subarea C’ Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 343-351; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.343 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L NYSTRÖM, G DAHLQUIST, J ÖSTMAN, S WALL, H ARNQVIST, G BLOHMÉ, F LITHNER, B LITTORIN, B SCHERSTÉN, and L WIBELL

Risk of Developing Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) before 35 Years of Age: Indications of Climatological Determinants for Age at Onset
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 352-358; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.352 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C RUMEAU-ROUQUETTE, C DU MAZAUBRUN, A MLIKA, and L DEQUAE

Motor Disability in Children in Three Birth Cohorts
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 359-366; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.359 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JOANNE E NATALE, JILL G JOSEPH, RANDALL BERGEN, RAVILLA D THULASIRAJ, and LAXMI RAHMATHULLAH

Prevalence of Childhood Disability in a Southern Indian City: Independent Effect of Small Differences in Social Status
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 367-372; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.367 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CÉCILE CARLIER, JOEL COSTE, MICHEL ETCHEPARE, and OLIVIER AMÉDÉE-MANESME

Conjunctival Impression Cytology with Transfer as a Field-Applicable Indicator of Vitamin A Status for Mass Screening
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 373-380; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.373 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MANFRED S GREEN

The Male Predominance in the Incidence of Infectious Diseases in Children: A Postulated Explanation for Disparities in the Literature
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 381-386; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.381 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ANNE ESKILD, PER MAGNUS, ØYVIND NILSEN, VIGGO HASSELTVEDT, and ARVE LYSTAD

Asymptomatic Subjects at HIV Diagnosis have Prolonged Survival as AIDS Patients
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 387-390; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.387 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M KARVONEN, J TUOMILEHTO, A NAUKKARINEN, and P SAIKKU

The Prevalence and Regional Distribution of Antibodies against Chiamydia pneumoniae (Strain TWAR) in Finland in 1958
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 391-398; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.391 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ILAN SHIF, ILANA SILBERSTEIN, YAIR ABOUDY, ELLA MENDELSON, AVERAHAM MATES, and TAMAR GOTLIEB-STEMATSKY

Uniformity of Serotype and Electropherotype in Local Human Rotavirus Isolates during Each of Three Successive Cold Seasons
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 399-405; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.399 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JUHA PEKKANEN, KENNETH G MANTON, ERIC STALLARD, AULIKKI NISSINEN, and MARTTI J KARVONEN

Risk Factor Dynamics, Mortality and Life Expectancy Differences between Eastern and Western Finland: The Finnish Cohorts of the Seven Countries Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 406-419; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.406 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

other:

RICHARD A EDGREN

Oral Contraceptive ‘Potencies’ and Deep Venous Thromboembolism
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 420-421; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.420 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J W J VAN DER GULDEN, J J KOLK, and A L M VERBEEK

Increased Accuracy in Self-Reporting on Work Histories Following Minor Adaptations of the Questionnaire
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 421-422; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.421 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BERNARD L. COHEN

Problems in Ecological Studies
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 422-424; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.422 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SANDER GREENLAND and HAL MORGENSTERN

Problems in Ecological Studies
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 424-425; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.424 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bulletin Board
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 431-434; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.431 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Information for Contributors
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 436; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.436 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

book-review:

ERICA WHEELER

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 426; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.426 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PETER SAINSBURY

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 426-427; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.426-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

IAN LECK

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 427-428; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.427 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RUAIRIDH MILNE

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 428-429; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.428 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C A HART

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 429; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.429 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

news:

Book News and WHO Publications
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 430; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.430 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

News from the World Health Organization: Assessment of Expanded Programme on Immunization
Int. J. Epidemiol. 21: 435; doi:10.1093/ije/21.2.435 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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