International Journal of Epidemiology

Leading Article:

L R KARHAUSEN

The Poverty of Popperian Epidemiology
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 869-874; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.869 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review Article:

KAREN J GOODMAN and PELAYO CORREA

The Transmission of Helicobacter pylori. A Critical Review of the Evidence
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 875-887; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.875 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

MARTHA L SLATTERY and RICHARD A KERBER

The Impact of Family History of Colon Cancer on Survival after Diagnosis with Colon Cancer
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 888-896; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.888 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ALLISON STREETLY and HUGH MARKOWE

Changing Trends in the Epidemiology of Malignant Melanoma: Gender Differences and Their Implications for Public Health
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 897-907; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.897 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ALAN NORRISH, DIANA NORTH, ROY LAY YEE, and RODNEY JACKSON

Do Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Predict All-Cause Mortality?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 908-914; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.908 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E DE BOEVER, D DE BACQUER, L BRAECKMAN, G BAELE, M ROSSENEU, and G DE BACKER

Relation of Fibrinogen to Lifestyles and to Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Working Population
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 915-921; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.915 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PAOLA PRIMATESTA and MICHAEL J GOLDACRE

Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis in England and the Oxford Record Linkage Study Area: A Profile of Hospitalized Morbidity
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 922-928; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.922 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ANDERS ROMELSJÖ, HÅKAN LEIFMAN, and SUNE NYSTROM

A Comparative Study of Two Methods for the Measurement of Alcohol Consumption in the General Population
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 929-936; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.929 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M SHAHIDULLAH

A Comparison of Sisterhood Information on Causes of Maternal Death with the Registration Causes of Maternal Death in Matlab, Bangladesh
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 937-942; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.937 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

YOSHIE YOKOYAMA, TADAHIKO SHIMIZU, and KAZUO HAYAKAWA

Prevalence of Cerebral Palsy in Twins, Triplets and Quadruplets
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 943-948; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.943 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T TYLLESKÄR, M BANEA, N BIKANGI, G NAHIMANA, L-Å PERSSON, and H ROSLING

Dietary Determinants of a Non-Progressive Spastic Paraparesis (Konzo): A Case-Referent Study in a High Incidence Area of Zaire
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 949-956; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.949 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MARK R STEVENSON, KONRAD D JAMROZIK, and JAMES SPITTLE

A Case-Control Study of Traffic Risk Factors and Child Pedestrian Injury
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 957-964; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.957 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LUIS C SILVA, FRANCISCO VALDÉS-LAZO, and MANUEL AMADOR

Discontinuity Indices: A Tool For Epidemiological Studies on Breastfeeding
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 965-969; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.965 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J V FREEMAN, C POWER, and B RODGERS

Weight-for-Height Indices of Adiposity: Relationships with Height in Childhood and Early Adult Life
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 970-976; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.970 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

TADESSE ALEMU and BERNT LINDTJØRN

Physical Activity, Illness and Nutritional Status among Adults in a Rural Ethiopian Community
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 977-983; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.977 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J TUOMILEHTO, E VIRTALA, M KARVONEN, R LOUNAMAA, J PITKANIEMI, A REUNANEN, E TUOMILEHTO-WOLF, L TOIVANEN, and THE DIME STUDY GROUP

Increase in Incidence of Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus among Children in Finland
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 984-992; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.984 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M GUIGUET, E BAUMELOU, J Y MARY, and THE FRENCH COOPERATIVE GROUP FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF APLASTIC ANAEMIA

A Case-Control Study of Aplastic Anaemia: Occupational Exposures
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 993-999; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.993 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MARIA CORRADA, RONALD BROOKMEYER, and CLAUDIA KAWAS

Sources of Variability in Prevalence Rates of Alzheimer's Disease
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 1000-1005; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.1000 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C M WINSTON and V PATEL

Use of Traditional and Orthodox Health Services in Urban Zimbabwe
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 1006-1012; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.1006 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

WENDY H ODDY, C D'ARCY J HOLMAN, BILLIE CORTI, and ROBERT J DONOVAN

Epidemiological Measures of Participation in Community Health Promotion Projects
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 1013-1021; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.1013 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

TAHA E T TAHA, GINA A DALLABETTA, JOSEPH K CANNER, JOHN D CHIPHANGWI, GEORGE LIOMBA, DONALD R HOOVER, and PAOLO G MIOTTI

The Effect of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection on Birthweight, and Infant and Child Mortality in Urban Malawi
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 1022-1029; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.1022 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F MAZZOTTA, M DI PIETRO, E BALOCCHINI, P PACI, C GALANTI, D D ABENI, C A PERUCCI, and THE TOSCANA COLLABORATIVE GROUP

Prevalence of HIV-1 Infection in 18 Year Old Men in Tuscany
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 1030-1033; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.1030 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J S A FENNEMA, E J C VAN AMEIJDEN, R A COUTINHO, and J A R VAN DEN HOEK

Validity of Self-Reported Sexually Transmitted Diseases in a Cohort of Drug-Using Prostitutes in Amsterdam: Trends from 1986 to 1992
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 1034-1041; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.1034 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C LANCKRIET, D LÉVY-BRUHL, E BINGONO, R M SIOPATHIS, and N GUÉRIN

Efficacy of BCG Vaccination of the Newborn: Evaluation by a Follow-Up Study of Contacts in Bangui
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 1042-1049; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.1042 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLAUDIO P NORONHA, CLAUDIO J STRUCHINER, and M ELIZABETH HALLORAN

Assessment of the Direct Effectiveness of BC Meningococcal Vaccine in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A Case-Control Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 1050-1057; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.1050 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LEE H HARRISON, SALAMA MOURSI, A H GUINENA, ANNE M GADOMSKI, K S EL-ANSARY, NAGWA KHALLAF, and ROBERT E BLACK

Maternal Reporting of Acute Respiratory Infection in Egypt
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 1058-1063; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.1058 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

CARLO ZOCCHETTI, DARIO CONSONNI, and PIER ALBERTO BERTAZZI

Estimation of Prevalence Rate Ratios from Cross-Sectional Data
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 1064-1065; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.1064 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JAMES LEE

Estimation of Prevalence Rate Ratios from Cross-Sectional Data: a reply
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 1066-1067; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.1066 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

other:

Book News
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 1068; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.1068 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bulletin Board
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 1069; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.1069 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Information for Contributors
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 1070; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.1070 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Association News
Int. J. Epidemiol. 24: 1070; doi:10.1093/ije/24.5.1070-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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