International Journal of Epidemiology

Original Articles:

SIMONE BENHAMOU, ELLEN BENHAMOU, ARIANE AUQUIER, and ROBERT FLAMANT

Differential Effects of Tar Content, Type of Tobacco and Use of a Filter on Lung Cancer Risk in Male Cigarette Smokers
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 437-443; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.437 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

WANDE GUO, WILLIAM J BLOT, JUN-YAO LI, PHILIP R TAYLOR, BO QI LIU, WEN WANG, YAN PING WU, WEI ZHENG, SANFORD M DAWSEY, BING LI, and JOSEPH F FRAUMENI, JR

A Nested Case-Control Study of Oesophageal and Stomach Cancers in the Linxian Nutrition Intervention Trial
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 444-450; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.444 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

K STEINDORF, B SCHLEHOFER, H BECHER, G HORING, and J WAHRENDORF

Nitrate in Drinking Water. A Case-Control Study on Primary Brain Tumours with an Embedded Drinking Water Survey in Germany
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 451-457; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.451 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C A STILLER and J NECTOUX

International Incidence of Childhood Brain and Spinal Tumours
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 458-464; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.458 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

The EARS Group

The European Atherosclerosis Research Study (EARS): Design and Objectives
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 465-471; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.465 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

The EARS Group

The Distribution of Fasting Plasma Lipid Concentrations in the Offspring of Men with Premature Coronary Heart Disease in Europe. The EARS Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 472-481; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.472 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A G SHAPER, GOYA WANNAMETHEE, and MARY WALKER

Alcohol and Coronary Heart Disease: A Perspective from the British Regional Heart Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 482-494; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.482 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ERKKI VARTIAINEN, PEKKA PUSKA, PEKKA JOUSILAHTI, HEIKKI J KORHONEN, JAAKKO TUOMILEHTO, and AULIKKI NISSINEN

Twenty-Year Trends in Coronary Risk Factors in North Karelia and in Other Areas of Finland
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 495-504; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.495 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

THE WORLD HEALTh ORGANIZATION MONICA PROJECT

Ecological Analysis of the Association between Mortality and Major Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 505-516; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.505 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

SUMINORI KONO, KOICHI SHINCHI, KOJI IMANISHI, SATOSHI HONJO, and ISAO TODOROKI

Behavioural and Biological Correlates of Serum Uric Acid: A Study of Self-Defence Officials in Japan
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 517-522; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.517 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

CATHERINE A CARSON, ARLENE W CAGGIULA, ELAINE N MEILAHN, KAREN A MATTHEWS, and LEWIS H KULLER

Coffee Consumption: Relationship to Blood Lipids in Middle-Aged Women
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 523-527; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.523 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

BRIGITTE SANTOS-EGGIMANN and SAM SHAPIRO

Neonatal Intensive Care Units: Is the Level of Utilization Still Paralleled by Infant Mortality?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 528-535; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.528 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ISAIAH NDONG, STEPHEN GLOYD, and JAMES GALE

An Evaluation of Vital Registers as Sources of Data for Infant Mortality Rates in Cameroon
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 536-539; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.536 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

GRAHAM BENTHAM

Population Mixing and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in England and Wales
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 540-544; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.540 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

JOEL COSTE and ERIC JOUGLA

Mortality from Rheumatoid Arthritis in France, 1970–1990
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 545-552; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.545 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T P NG and W C TAN

Epidemiology of Allergic Rhinitis and its Associated Risk Factors in Singapore
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 553-558; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.553 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T W O'NEILL, C COOPER, J B CANNATA, J B DIAZ LOPEZ, K HOSZOWSKI, O JOHNELL, R S LORENC, B NILSSON, H RASPE, O STEWART, A J SILMAN, and ON BEHALF OF THE EUROPEAN VERTEBRAL OSTEOPOROSIS STUDY (EVOS) GROUP

Reproducibility of a Questionnaire on Risk Factors for Osteoporosis in a Multicentre Prevalence Survey: The European Vertebral Osteoporosis Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 559-565; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.559 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T JØRGENSEN, K ROSSEN, and P THORVALDSEN

Are Autopsy Studies Reliable in Assessing Gallstone Prevalence in the Community?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 566-569; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.566 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A WOLK, R BERGSTRÖM, H-O ADAMI, E-M OHLANDER, Å BRUCE, L HOLMBERG, and L BERGKVIST

Self-Administered Food Frequency Questionnaire: The Effect of Different Designs on Food and Nutrient Intake Estimates
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 570-576; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.570 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

JÓHANNA HARALDSDÓTTIR and BRITTMARIE SANDSTRÖM

Detection of Underestimated Energy Intake in Young Adults
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 577-582; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.577 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

DONALD J SLYMEN, JOSEPH A DREW, BRIDGET L WRIGHT, JOHN P ELDER, and STEPHEN J WILLIAMS

Item Non-Response to Lifestyle Assessment in an Elderly Cohort
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 583-591; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.583 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

JOHN L HAYBITTLE

Should Years Lost Always be Equated with Life Expectancy?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 592-594; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.592 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

RAFAELA R ROBLES, HÉCTOR M COLÓN, NEREIDA DÍAZ, LOURDES I CANCEL, ROBIN MACGOWAN, GALEN E COLE, and DAVID M ALLEN

Behavioural Risk Factors and HIV Infection of Injection Drug Users at Detoxification Clinics in Puerto Rico
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 595-601; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.595 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

I HERNÁNDEZ-AGUADO, I RUIZ, F BOLUMAR, S PÉREZ-HOYOS, E FERNÁNDEZ-GARCIA, C SANTOS, A TORRELLA, M GARCIA DE LA HERA, J BELDA, and M J AVIÑÓ

Sharing of Injection Equipment among 3755 Intravenous Drug Users in Valencia, Spain, 1987–1992
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 602-607; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.602 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

DAVID A ROSS, SHARON R A HUTTLY, NICOLA DOLLIMORE, and FRED N BINKA

Measurement of the Frequency and Severity of Childhood Acute Respiratory Infections through Household Surveys in Northern Ghana
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 608-616; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.608 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

SAUL S MORRIS, SIMON N COUSENS, CLAUDIO F LANATA, and BETTY R KIRKWOOD

Diarrhoea—Defining the Episode
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 617-623; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.617 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

F T CUTTS, O OTHEPA, A A VERNON, B NYANDU, L E MARKOWITZ, A DEFOREST, K WILKINS, and B OKWO

Measles Control in Kinshasa, Zaire Improved with High Coverage and Use of Medium Titre Edmonston Zagreb Vaccine at Age 6 Months
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 624-631; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.624 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

MICHEL GARENNE

Sex Differences in Measles Mortality: A World Review
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 632-642; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.632 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

letter:

CATHERINE A CARSON, HUGH R TAYLOR, DANIEL J McCARTY, and PAUL ZIMMET

Letters to the Editor: Age-Standardization in Epidemiological Data
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 643-644; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.643 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ERNEST B HOOK

On the Conspiracy Theory of Injury Epidemiology
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 644; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.644 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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

Effect of Occupational and Recreational Activity on the Risk of Colorectal Cancer Among Males: A Case-Control Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 645; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.645 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

JAMES LEE

Validation of Self-Report of Literacy among Periurban Women in Bolivia
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 646-647; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.646 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

DEBORAH E BENDER and MARGARET F McCANN

Author's Response
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 647; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.647 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

book-review:

B STAPLES

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 648; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.648 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ROBERTO RONA

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 648-649; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.648-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

GILLIAN MAUDSLEY

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 649-650; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.649 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

L TOMATIS

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 650; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.650 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

NIGEL BRUCE

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 650-651; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.650-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

CLAUDIA McCONNELL

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 651-652; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.651 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

GABRIELLE LAING

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 652; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.652 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

PAUL E M FINE

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 652; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.652-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book News and WHO Publications
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 653; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.653 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Bulletin Board:

Bulletin Board
Int. J. Epidemiol. 23: 654; doi:10.1093/ije/23.3.654 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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