International Journal of Epidemiology

Original Articles:

JING FANG, SHANTHA MADHAVAN, and MICHAEL H ALDERMAN

Cancer Mortality of Chinese in New York City 1988–1992
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 907-912; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.907 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ZHONGXU WANG, DEPU DONG, XUEMIAO LIANG, GUILAN QU, JINGUI WU, and XINMEI XU

Cancer Mortality among Silicotics in China's Metallurgical Industry
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 913-917; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.913 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

KAREN KAFADAR, LAURENCE S FREEDMAN, COLIN R GOODALL, and JOHN W TUKEY

Urbanicity-Related Trends in Lung Cancer Mortality in US Counties: White Females and White Males, 1970–1987
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 918-932; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.918 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

HAI-RIM SHIN, CHAE-UN LEE, HYUNG-JONG PARK, SANG-YOUNG SEOL, JUNG-MYEONG CHUNG, HA-CHIN CHOI, YOON-OK AHN, and TAKAO SHIGEMASTU

Hepatitis B and C Virus, Clonorchis sinensis for the Risk of Liver Cancer: A Case-Control Study in Pusan, Korea
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 933-940; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.933 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R WARWICK ARMSTRONG and BARRY BORMAN

Trends in Incidence Rates of Adenocarcinoma of the Oesophagus and Gastric Cardia in New Zealand, 1978–1992
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 941-947; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.941 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M PLADEVALL, D C GOFF, M Z NICHAMAN, F CHAN, D RAMSEY, C ORTIZ, and D R LABARTHE

An Assessment of the Validity of ICD Code 410 to Identify Hospital Admissions for Myocardial infarction: The Corpus Christi Heart Project
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 948-952; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.948 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

LENNART RÅSTAM, GUNNAR LINDBERG, AARON R FOLSOM, GREGORY L BURKE, PETER NILSSON-EHLE, and ARNE LUNDBLAD

Association between Serum Sialic Acid Concentration and Carotid Atherosclerosis Measured by B-Mode Ultrasound
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 953-958; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.953 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M SCHLAUD, W J KLEEMANN, C F POETS, and B SENS

Smoking during Pregnancy and Poor Antenatal Care: Two Major Preventable Risk Factors for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 959-965; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.959 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

MAX BACHMANN, LESLIE LONDON, and PETER BARRON

Infant Mortality Rate Inequalities in the Western Cape Province of South Africa
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 966-972; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.966 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

LINDA T K LE, JOHN L KIELY, and KENNETH C SCHOENDORF

Birthweight Outcomes among Asian American and Pacific Islander Subgroups in the United States
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 973-979; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.973 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

MICHAEL COORY

Does Gestational Age Misclassification Explain the Difference in Birthweights for Australian Aborigines and Whites?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 980-988; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.980 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

CARINE RONSMANS

Birth Spacing and Child Survival in Rural Senegal
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 989-997; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.989 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

JAN VAN DEN BROECK, ROGER EECKELS, and GUY MASSA

Maternal Determinants of Child Survival in a Rural African Community
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 998-1004; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.998 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

SANDRA COSTA FUCHS, CESAR G VICTORA, LIANE WANNMACHER, CRISTIANE GONÇALVES, ADRIANE BARBOSA, LUCIANE MENTA, and ROSANE AZEVEDO

Reliability of Environmental, Biological and Health Characteristics of Infants from a Developing Country
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 1005-1008; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.1005 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

BENGT KÄLLÉN, ELISABETH ROBERT, and JOHN HARRIS

The Descriptive Epidemiology of Anophthalmia and Microphthalmia
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 1009-1016; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.1009 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ISABELLA DANEL, WENDY GRAHAM, PAUL STUPP, and PEDRO CASTILLO

Applying the Sisterhood Method for Estimating Maternal Mortality to a Health Facility-Based Sample: A Comparison with Results from a Household-Based Sample
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 1017-1022; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.1017 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M OSLER and B L HEITMANN

The Validity of a Short Food Frequency Questionnaire and its Ability to Measure Changes in Food Intake: A Longitudinal Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 1023-1029; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.1023 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

JEAN-MICHEL VAUTHIER, ANNE LLUCH, EDITH LECOMTE, YVES ARTUR, and BERNARD HERBETH

Family Resemblance in Energy and Macronutrient Intakes: The Stanislas Family Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 1030-1037; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.1030 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

CHRISTOPH TRAUTNER, ANDREA ICKS, BURKHARD HAASTERT, FRANK PLUM, MICHAEL BERGER, and GUIDO GIANI

Diabetes as a Predictor of Mortality in a Cohort of Blind Subjects
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 1038-1043; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.1038 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ANTONELLA TRAGNONE, GIOVANNI CORRAO, FEDERICO MIGLIO, RENZO CAPRILLI, GIORGIO ASSUERO LANFRANCHI, and GRUPPO ITALIANO PER LO STUDIO DEL COLON E DEL RETTO (GISC)

Incidence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Italy: A Nationwide Population-Based Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 1044-1052; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.1044 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

VIDA JUSKELIENE, PER MAGNUS, LEIV S BAKKETEIG, NIJOLE DAILIDIENE, and VYTAUTAS JURKUVENAS

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Asymmetric Posture in Preschool Children Aged 6–7 Years
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 1053-1059; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.1053 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R J THOMAS, J MCEWEN, and A J ASBURY

The Glasgow Pain Questionnaire: A New Generic Measure of Pain; Development and Testing
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 1060-1067; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.1060 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

LAURA PUNNETT

Adjusting for the Healthy Worker Selection Effect in Cross-Sectional Studies
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 1068-1076; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.1068 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

JANE-FRANCES KENGEYA-KAYONDO, ANATOLI KAMALI, ANDREW J NUNN, ANTHONY RUBERANTWARI, HANS-ULRICH H WAGNER, and DAAN W MULDER

Incidence of HIV-1 Infection in Adults and Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Seroconverters in a Rural Population in Uganda: 1990–1994
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 1077-1082; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.1077 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

EDWARD L MURPHY, RAINFORD WILKS, BARRIE HANCHARD, BEVERLEY CRANSTON, J PETER FIGUEROA, WILLIAM N GIBBS, JACQUELYN MURPHY, and WILLIAM A BLATTNER

A Case-Control Study of Risk Factors for Seropositivity to Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type I (HTLV-I) in Jamaica
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 1083-1089; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.1083 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

EDWARD L MURPHY, RAINFORD WILKS, OWEN ST C MORGAN, BARRIE HANCHARD, BEVERLEY CRANSTON, J PETER FIGUEROA, WILLIAM N GIBBS, JACQUELYN MURPHY, and WILLIAM A BLATTNER

Health Effects of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type I (HTLV-I) in a Jamaican Cohort
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 1090-1097; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.1090 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Historical Perspective:

JOHN M LAST

Making the Dictionary of Epidemiology
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 1098-1101; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.1098 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letter to the Editor:

SÉRGIO DE A NISHIOKA

Effectiveness of BC Meningococcal Vaccine in Brazil
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 1102-1103; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.1102 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book Reviews:

KATHERINE CHESTER

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 1104; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.1104 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

PAUL GARNER

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 1104-1105; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.1104-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

MARY-JANE PLATT

Book Reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 1105; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.1105 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Bulletin Board:

1997 Award in honour of Fred L Soper (1893–1976) for publications in the field of Inter-American Health
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 1106; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.1106 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

International Conference on Human Health Effects of Mercury Exposure, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, 22–26 June 1997.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 25: 1106; doi:10.1093/ije/25.5.1106-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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