International Journal of Epidemiology

Leading Articles:

E BORST-EILERS

Perspectives on Epidemiology in Europe
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 469-473; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.469 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

LAURE PAPOZ, BEVERLEY BALKAU, and JOSEPH LELLOUCH

Case Counting in Epidemiology: Limitations of Methods Based on Multiple Data Sources
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 474-478; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.474 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original Articles:

FABIO BARBONE, ROSA FILIBERTI, SILVIA FRANCESCHI, RENATO TALAMINI, ETTORE CONTI, MAURIZIO MONTELLA, and CARLO LA VECCHIA

Socioeconomic Status, Migration and the Risk of Breast Cancer in Italy
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 479-487; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.479 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R S BAILIE, C E SELVEY, D BOURNE, and D BRADSHAW

Trends in Cervical Cancer Mortality in South Africa
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 488-493; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.488 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J V JOOSSENS, M J HILL, P ELLIOTT, R STAMLER, J STAMLER, E LESAFFRE, A DYER, R NICHOLS, H KESTELOOT, and ON BEHALF OF EUROPEAN CANCER PREVENTION (ECP) AND THE INTERSALT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH GROUP

Dietary Salt, Nitrate and Stomach Cancer Mortality in 24 Countries
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 494-504; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.494 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M J HILL, P ELLIOTT, J V JOOSSENS, P J PACKER, H KESTELOOT, R NICHOLS, S LEACH, A DYER, R STAMLER, and ON BEHALF OF EUROPEAN CANCER PREVENTION (ECP) AND THE INTERSALT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH GROUP

Twenty-Four Hour Urinary Nitrate Excretion in 48 Populations from 30 Countries: An ECP-INTERSALT Collaborative Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 505-512; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.505 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

AMLETO D'AMICIS, CRISTINA SCACCINI, GIANNI TOMASSI, MICHELE ANACLERIO, RODOLFO STORNELLI, and ALBERTO BERNINI

Italian Style Brewed Coffee: Effect on Serum Cholesterol in Young Men
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 513-520; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.513 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

SHINICHI SATO, HIROYASU ISO, YOSHIHIKO NAITO, MASAHIKO KIYAMA, AKIHIKO KITAMURA, MINORU IIDA, TAKASHI SHIMAMOTO, and YOSHIO KOMACHI

Plasma Fibrinogen and its Correlates in Urban Japanese Men
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 521-527; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.521 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

SUSAN P PROCTOR, ANDREA ROTNITZKY, DAVID SPARROW, SCOTT T WEISS, and HOWARD HU

The Relationship of Blood Lead and Dietary Calcium to Blood Pressure in the Normative Aging Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 528-536; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.528 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

DEBRA L COMBS, R GIBSON PARRISH, SCOTT J N MCNABB, and JOSEPH H DAVIS

Deaths Related to Hurricane Andrew in Florida and Louisiana, 1992
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 537-544; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.537 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

RAFAEL M ORTÍ, ANTÒNIA DOMINGO-SALVANY, ALVARO MUÑOZ, DAVE MACFARLANE, JOSEP M SUELVES, and JOSEP M ANTÓ

Mortality Trends in a Cohort of Opiate Addicts, Catalonia, Spain
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 545-553; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.545 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

DORIT CARMELLI and WILLIAM F PAGE

Twenty-Four Year Mortality in World War II US Male Veteran Twins Discordant for Cigarette Smoking
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 554-559; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.554 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

RAGNAR WESTERLING, ANDERS GULLBERG, and MÅNS ROSÉN

Socioeconomic Differences in ‘Avoidable’ Mortality in Sweden 1986–1990
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 560-567; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.560 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ROBERT J MAGNANI, JANET C RICE, NANCY B MOCK, AHMED A ABDOH, DAVID M MERCER, and KADRI TANKARI

The Impact of Primary Health Care Services on Under-Five Mortality in Rural Niger
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 568-577; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.568 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A ARNTZEN, T MOUM, P MAGNUS, and L S BAKKETEIG

The Association between Maternal Education and Postneonatal Mortality. Trends in Norway, 1968–1991
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 578-584; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.578 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

BARBARA A REED, JEAN-PIERRE HABICHT, and CYRILLE NIAMEOGO

The Effects of Maternal Education on Child Nutritional Status Depend on Socio-Environmental Conditions
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 585-592; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.585 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

KAROLINE FERNÁNDEZ DE LA HOZ and DAVID A LEON

Self-Perceived Health Status and Inequalities in Use of Health Services in Spain
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 593-603; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.593 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

AMIR VARDI, BARUCH MODAN, ZVIA BLUMSTEIN, AYALA LUSKY, EYAL SCHIFF, and ZOHAR BARZILAY

A Controlled Intervention in Reduction of Redundant Hospital Days
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 604-608; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.604 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

MARK A JENKINS, JANE R CLARKE, JOHN B CARLIN, COLIN F ROBERTSON, JOHN L HOPPER, MARITA F DALTON, DIANE P HOLST, KEVIN CHOI, and GRAHAM G GILES

Validation of Questionnaire and Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness against Respiratory Physician Assessment in the Diagnosis of Asthma
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 609-616; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.609 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

KJELL TORÉN and NALLE B LINDHOLM

Do Patients with Severe Asthma Run an Increased Risk from Ischaemic Heart Disease?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 617-620; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.617 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

PATRICIA DARGENT-MOLINA, MICHÈLE HAYS, and GÉRARD BRÉART

Sensory Impairments and Physical Disability in Aged Women Living at Home
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 621-629; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.621 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

HENRIK BØGGILD, FINN TÜCHSEN, and ELSA ØRHEDE

Occupation, Employment Status and Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Denmark
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 630-637; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.630 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

JI-YAO WANG, SHAO-BIN LIU, SHI-YAO CHEN, and ANNETTE DOBSON

Risk Factors for Peptic Ulcer in Shanghai
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 638-643; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.638 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

PETER A ROGERSON

A Generalization of Hewitt's Test for Seasonality
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 644-648; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.644 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

N ANDRIEU and A M GOLDSTEIN

Use of Relatives of Cases as Controls to Identify Risk Factors when an Interaction between Environmental and Genetic Factors Exists
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 649-657; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.649 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

L VON HERTZEN, R ISOAHO, M LEINONEN, R KOSKINEN, P LAIPPALA, M TÖYRYLA, S-L KIVELÄ, and P SAIKKU

Chlamydia pneumoniae Antibodies in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 658-664; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.658 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

KIM MARK KNUDSEN, PETER AABY, HILTON WHITTLE, MARY ROWE, BADARA SAMB, FRANCOIS SIMONDON, JONATHAN STERNE, and PAUL FINE

Child Mortality Following Standard, Medium or High Titre Measles Immunization in West Africa
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 665-673; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.665 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

SHULAMITH BAR-SHANY, MANFRED S GREEN, and EILAT SHINAR

False Positive Tests for Anti-Hepatitis C Antibodies and the Problem of Notifying Blood Donors
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 674-678; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.674 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ANATOLI KAMALI, HANS-ULRICH WAGNER, JESSICA NAKIYINGI, IMELDA SABIITI, JANE F KENGEYA-KAYONDO, and DAAN W MULDER

Verbal Autopsy as a Tool for Diagnosing HIV-Related Adult Deaths in Rural Uganda
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 679-684; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.679 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the Editor:

LORRAINE J LUCAS and M JANE TETA

Breast Cancer and Ethylene Oxide Exposure
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 685-686; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.685 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

SANDRA A NORMAN, JESSE A BERLIN, KEITH A SOPER, BRUCE F MIDDENDORF, and PAUL D STOLLEY

Autor's Response
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 686; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.686 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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

Epidemiologic Measures of Impact of Community Health Promotion Projects
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 687-688; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.687 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ERRATUM:

ERRATUM
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 688; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.688 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book Reviews:

SALLY SHEARD

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 689; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.689 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

RUAIRÍ BRUGHA

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 689-690; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.689-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

P O D PHAROAH

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 690; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.690 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book News and WHO Publications:

Book News and WHO Publications
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 691; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.691 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Bulletin Board:

Bulletin Board
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 692; doi:10.1093/ije/25.3.692 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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