International Journal of Epidemiology

Editorials

Shah Ebrahim and George Davey Smith

Exporting failure? Coronary heart disease and stroke in developing countries
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 201-205; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.201 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review

Get checked abstract James S Chisholm and Victoria K Burbank

Evolution and inequality
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 206-211; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.206 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reiterations

Isabella Leitch

Growth and health
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 212-216; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.212 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John Pemberton

Commentary: Isabella Leitch (1890–1980)—a personal memoir
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 216-217; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.216 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cesar G Victora and Fernando C Barros

Commentary: The catch-up dilemma— relevance of Leitch's ‘low–high’ pig to child growth in developing countries
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 217-220; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.217 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David Gunnell

Commentary: Early insights into height, leg length, proportionate growth and health
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 221-222; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.221 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David F Smith

Commentary: The contexts of the Carnegie Survey 1937–1940, and Isabella Leitch's ‘Growth and health’delivered to the Nutrition Society in October 1950
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 223-225; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.223 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Archaeology

Alun Evans

Benjamin Guy Babington: Founding President of the London Epidemiological Society
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 226-230; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.226 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Article

Get checked abstract Gavin Turrell and Colin Mathers

Socioeconomic inequalities in all-cause and specific-cause mortality in Australia: 1985–1987 and 1995–1997
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 231-239; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.231 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Barend JC Middelkoop, Hein WA Struben, Irene Burger, and Johanna M Vroom-Jongerden

Urban cause-specific socioeconomic mortality differences. Which causes of death contribute most?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 240-247; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.240 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Poul Suadicani, Hans Ole Hein, and Finn Gyntelberg

Socioeconomic status and ischaemic heart disease mortality in middle-aged men: importance of the duration of follow-up. The Copenhagen Male Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 248-255; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.248 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract George A Kaplan, Gavin Turrell, John W Lynch, Susan A Everson, Eeva-Liisa Helkala, and Jukka T Salonen

Childhood socioeconomic position and cognitive function in adulthood
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 256-263; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.256 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Pekka Martikainen, Eero Lahelma, Samuli Ripatti, Demetrius Albanes, and Jarmo Virtamo

Educational differences in lung cancer mortality in male smokers
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 264-267; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.264 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Carole L Hart, David J Hole, Charles R Gillis, George Davey Smith, Graham CM Watt, and Victor M Hawthorne

Social class differences in lung cancer mortality: risk factor explanations using two Scottish cohort studies
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 268-274; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.268 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Sarah P Wamala, John Lynch, and George A Kaplan

Women's exposure to early and later life socioeconomic disadvantage and coronary heart disease risk: the Stockholm Female Coronary Risk Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 275-284; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.275 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Marco Ferrario, Roberto Sega, Liliana Chatenoud, Giuseppe Mancia, Paolo Mocarelli, Carla Crespi, and Giancarlo Cesana

Time trends of major coronary risk factors in a northern Italian population (1986–1994). How remarkable are socioeconomic differences in an industrialized low CHD incidence country?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 285-297; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.285 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David Blane

Commentary: Socioeconomic health differentials
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 292-293; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.292 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stephen Birch

Commentary: Social inequalities in health, social epidemiology and social value
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 294-296; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.294 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jake M Najman

Commentary: General or cause-specific factors in explanations of class inequalities in health
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 296-297; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.296 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Theory and Methods

Get checked abstract T O'Connell, L Thornton, D O'Flanagan, A Staines, J Connell, S Dooley, and G McCormack

Oral fluid collection by post for viral antibody testing
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 298-301; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.298 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Thomas V Perneger and Jean-François Etter

Commentary: Extending the boundaries of data collection by mail
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 301-302; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.301 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Loren Lipworth, Jon P Fryzek, C Michael Fored, William J Blot, and Joseph K McLaughlin

Comparison of surrogate with self-respondents regarding medical history and prior medication use
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 303-308; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.303 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract NE Day, N McKeown, MY Wong, A Welch, and S Bingham

Epidemiological assessment of diet: a comparison of a 7-day diary with a food frequency questionnaire using urinary markers of nitrogen, potassium and sodium
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 309-317; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.309 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Walter Willett

Commentary: Dietary diaries versus food frequency questionnaires—a case of undigestible data
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 317-319; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.317 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Stephen B Thacker and Joanna Buffington

Applied epidemiology for the 21st Century
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 320-325; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.320 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Ingeborg Eriksson, Anna-Lena Undén, and Stig Elofsson

Self-rated health. Comparisons between three different measures. Results from a population study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 326-333; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.326 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Bruna Galobardes, Alfredo Morabia, and Martine S Bernstein

Diet and socioeconomic position: does the use of different indicators matter?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 334-340; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.334 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cancer

Get checked abstract James V Lacey, Jr, Jie Deng, Mustafa Dosemeci, Yu-Tang Gao, FK Mostofi, Isabell A Sesterhenn, Tong Xie, and Ann W Hsing

Prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia and physical activity in Shanghai, China
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 341-349; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.341 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Claire Infante-Rivard and Devendra Krishna Amre

Congenital anomalies in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and in their family
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 350-352; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.350 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Maurice PA Zeegers, Frans ES Tan, R Alexandra Goldbohm, and Piet A van den Brandt

Are coffee and tea consumption associated with urinary tract cancer risk? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 353-362; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.353 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cardiovascular Disease

Get checked abstract Stephen R Cole, Ichiro Kawachi, Simin Liu, J Michael Gaziano, JoAnn E Manson, Julie E Buring, and Charles H Hennekens

Time urgency and risk of non-fatal myocardial infarction
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 363-369; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.363 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kenneth E Hart

Commentary: Is there any validity to the Type A concept?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 369-370; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.369 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Natalia V Perova, Clarence E Davis, Shouchi Tao, Andrzej Pajak, Yehezkial Stein, Grazyna B Broda, Yihe Li, and Herman A Tyroler

Multi-country comparison of plasma lipid relationship to years of schooling in men and women
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 371-379; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.371 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infectious Disease

Get checked abstract Mahbubur Rahman, Miho Sekimoto, Isamu Takamatsu, Kenji Hira, Takuro Shimbo, Kyoichiro Toyoshima, and Tsuguya Fukui

Economic evaluation of universal BCG vaccination of Japanese infants
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 380-385; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.380 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract HJ Sánchez-Pérez, JA Flores-Hernández, JM Jansá, JA Caylá, and M Martín-Mateo

Pulmonary tuberculosis and associated factors in areas of high levels of poverty in Chiapas, Mexico
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 386-393; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.386 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Merrick Zwarenstein

Commentary: Sputum prevalence data suggest Mexican TB rates will explode on contact with HIV epidemic
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 393; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.393 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Senarath Dissanayake

In Wuchereria bancrofti filariasis, asymptomatic microfilaraemia does not progress to amicrofilaraemic lymphatic disease
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 394-399; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.394 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief Report

Get checked abstract E Bottini, F Gloria-Bottini, M La Torre, and N Lucarini

The genetics of signal transduction and the effect of smoking on intrauterine growth
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 400-402; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.400 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Review

David A Savitz

Finding the Silver Lining: Review of ‘False Premises False Promises: Selected Writings of Petr Skrabanek’. Dublin: The Skrabanek Foundation. Scotland: Tarragon Press Whithorn, 2000, pp.236, £15. ISBN: 1 870781 112.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 403-405; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.403 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Dubois-Arber

Condoms.: Adrian Mindel (ed.) Bristol: BMJ Books, 2000, pp.208, £19.95. ISBN: 072 79 1267 4.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 405; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.405 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M J Campbell

Disease mapping and risk assessment for public health.: A Lawson, A Biggeri, D Böhnng, E Lasaffre, J-E Viel, R Bertollini (eds). Chichester, UK: John Wiley, £125.00. ISBN: 0 471-98634-8. pp.482.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 405-406; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.405-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ruth Hussey

Change—Promoting Research for Health Services. AS St Leger, JP Walsworth-Bell. Buckingham: Open University Press, 1999, £22.50 (pb). ISBN: 0335202209.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 406; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.406 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gillian Maudsley and Mary Jane Platt

Teaching health statistics: lesson and seminar outlines.: SK Lwanga, C-Y Tye, O Ayeni (eds). 2nd edn. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1999, pp.230, US$64.80. ISBN: 82 4 1545 186.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 406-407; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.406-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Peter Brindle

Medical Statistics at a Glance. Aviva Petrie and Caroline Sabin. UK: Blackwell Science, 2000, pp.138, £12.95. ISBN: 0-632-05075-6.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 407; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.407 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Terry N Flynn

Design and Analysis of Cluster Randomization Trials in Health Research.: Allan Donner and Neil Klar. London: Arnold, 2000, pp.178, £35.00. ISBN: 0-340-69153-0.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 407-408; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.407-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rainer Muche

Applied Survival Analysis: Regression Modeling of Time to Event Data. DW Hosmer, Jr., S Lemeshow. New York: John Wiley, 1999, pp.386, US$89.95. ISBN: 0-471-15410-5.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 408-409; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.408 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bulletin Board

Bulletin Board
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 410-412; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.410 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

News

News
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 413-415; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.413 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Spotlight

Spotlight
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 416-419; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.416 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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