International Journal of Epidemiology

Editorials:

Shah Ebrahim and George Davey Smith

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

Review:

James S Chisholm and Victoria K Burbank

Evolution and inequality
Int. J. Epidemiol. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 30: 226-230; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.226 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original Article:

Gavin Turrell and Colin Mathers

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

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. 30: 240-247; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.240 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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. 30: 248-255; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.248 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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. 30: 256-263; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.256 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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

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

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. 30: 268-274; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.268 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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. 30: 275-284; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.275 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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. 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. 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. 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. 30: 296-297; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.296 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Theory and Methods:

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. 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. 30: 301-302; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.301 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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. 30: 303-308; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.303 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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. 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. 30: 317-319; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.317 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Stephen B Thacker and Joanna Buffington

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

Ingeborg Eriksson, Anna-Lena Undén, and Stig Elofsson

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

Bruna Galobardes, Alfredo Morabia, and Martine S Bernstein

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

Cancer:

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. 30: 341-349; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.341 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Claire Infante-Rivard and Devendra Krishna Amre

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

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. 30: 353-362; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.353 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cardiovascular Disease:

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. 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. 30: 369-370; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.369 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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. 30: 371-379; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.371 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Infectious Disease:

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. 30: 380-385; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.380 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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. 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. 30: 393; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.393 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Senarath Dissanayake

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

Brief Report:

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 30: 408-409; doi:10.1093/ije/30.2.408 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Bulletin Board:

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

News:

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

Spotlight:

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

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