International Journal of Epidemiology

Editorials

Karin B Michels

A renaissance for measurement error
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 421-422; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.421 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review

Elizabeth Barrett-Connor and Cynthia A Stuenkel

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)— risks and benefits
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 423-426; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.423 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reiterations

Get checked abstract Geoffrey Rose

Sick individuals and sick populations
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 427-432; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.427 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Shah Ebrahim and Edith Lau

Commentary: Sick populations and sick individuals
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 433-434; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.433 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

James McCormick

Commentary: Reflections on sick individuals and sick populations
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 434-435; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.434 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Schwartz and R Diez-Roux

Commentary: Causes of incidence and causes of cases—a Durkheimian perspective on Rose
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 435-439; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.435 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Douglas L Weed

Commentary: A radical future for public health
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 440-441; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.440 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kate Hunt and Carol Emslie

Commentary: The prevention paradox in lay epidemiology—Rose revisited
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 442-446; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.442 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Child Health in Africa

Get checked abstract Gebre-Egziabher Kiros and Dennis P Hogan

War, famine and excess child mortality in Africa: the role of parental education
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 447-455; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.447 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Richard Garfield

Commentary: War, famine and excess child mortality in Africa
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 456; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.456 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Tarik Kassaye, Margaret R Becklake, Olivier Receveur, James A Hanley, and Timothy Johns

Association between vitamin A status and lung function level in children aged 6–9 years in Wukro wereda, Northern Ethiopia
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 457-464; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.457 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fernando Sempértegui

Commentary: Is vitamin A playing a hidden role in children's lung function?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 465-466; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.465 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C Ronsmans, M Khlat, B Kodio, M Ba, L De Bernis, and JF Etard

Evidence for a ‘healthy pregnant woman effect’ in Niakhar, Senegal?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 467-473; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.467 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E Goodburn

Commentary: Evidence for a ‘healthy pregnant woman effect’ in Niakhar, Senegal?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 474-475; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.474 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Kirsten B Simondon, Régis Costes, Valérie Delaunay, Aldiouma Diallo, and François Simondon

Children's height, health and appetite influence mothers' weaning decisions in rural Senegal
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 476-481; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.476 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Richard M Martin

Commentary: Does breastfeeding for longer cause children to be shorter?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 481-484; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.481 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Osman A Sankoh, Yazoumé Yé, Rainer Sauerborn, Olaf Müller, and Heiko Becher

Clustering of childhood mortality in rural Burkina Faso
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 485-492; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.485 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Yves Martin-Prével, Pierre Traissac, Francis Delpeuch, and Bernard Maire

Decreased attendance at routine health activities mediates deterioration in nutritional status of young African children under worsening socioeconomic conditions
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 493-500; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.493 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Ralph Würthwein, Adjima Gbangou, Rainer Sauerborn, and Christoph M Schmidt

Measuring the local burden of disease. A study of years of life lost in sub-Saharan Africa
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 501-508; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.501 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Theory and Methods

Get checked abstract Daniel Chandramohan, Philip Setel, and Maria Quigley

Effect of misclassification of causes of death in verbal autopsy: can it be adjusted?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 509-514; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.509 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Andrew Boulle, Daniel Chandramohan, and Peter Weller

A case study of using artificial neural networks for classifying cause of death from verbal autopsy
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 515-520; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.515 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Jean-François Etter and Thomas V Perneger

A comparison of cigarette smokers recruited through the Internet or by mail
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 521-525; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.521 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Klaus Linde, Wayne B Jonas, Dieter Melchart, and Stefan Willich

The methodological quality of randomized controlled trials of homeopathy, herbal medicines and acupuncture
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 526-531; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.526 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E Ernst

Commentary: Science friction—complementary/ alternative medicine on the stony road from opinion to evidence
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 531-532; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.531 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Diabetes

Get checked abstract RC Parslow, PA McKinney, GR Law, and HJ Bodansky

Population mixing and childhood diabetes
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 533-538; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.533 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anthony Staines

Commentary: Population mixing and childhood diabetes
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 538-539; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.538 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Julie C Will, Deborah A Galuska, Earl S Ford, Ali Mokdad, and Eugenia E Calle

Cigarette smoking and diabetes mellitus: evidence of a positive association from a large prospective cohort study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 540-546; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.540 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Lincoln A Sargeant, Kay-Tee Khaw, Sheila Bingham, Nicholas E Day, Robert N Luben, Suzy Oakes, Ailsa Welch, and Nicholas J Wareham

Cigarette smoking and glycaemia: the EPIC-Norfolk Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 547-554; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.547 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ivan J Perry

Commentary: Smoking and diabetes—accumulating evidence of a causal link
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 554-555; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.554 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Environmental Health

Get checked abstract Tanja Pless-Mulloli, Denise Howel, and Helen Prince

Prevalence of asthma and other respiratory symptoms in children living near and away from opencast coal mining sites
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 556-563; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.556 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Leslie London and Ross Bailie

Challenges for improving surveillance for pesticide poisoning: policy implications for developing countries
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 564-570; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.564 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infectious Disease

Get checked abstract SA Skull, JRG Butler, P Robinson, and J Carnie

Should programmes for community-level meningococcal vaccination be considered in Australia? An economic evaluation
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 571-578; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.571 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Heyderman

Commentary: Should programmes for community-level meningococcal vaccination be considered in Australia—an economic evaluation
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 578-579; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.578 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract RW Roest, WI van der Meijden, G van Dijk, J Groen, PGH Mulder, GMGM Verjans, and ADME Osterhaus

Prevalence and association between herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2-specific antibodies in attendees at a sexually transmitted disease clinic
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 580-588; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.580 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

FM Cowan

Commentary: Developing preventive strategies in Europe
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 588-589; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.588 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Other Original Papers

Get checked abstract Suzanne L Tyas, Jure Manfreda, Laurel A Strain, and Patrick R Montgomery

Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease: a population-based, longitudinal study in Manitoba, Canada
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 590-597; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.590 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carol Brayne

Commentary: Searching for risks for Alzheimer's disease
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 598-599; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.598 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Orly Manor, Sharon Matthews, and Chris Power

Self-rated health and limiting longstanding illness: inter-relationships with morbidity in early adulthood
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 600-607; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.600 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Mieko Nakamura, Gary Whitlock, Nobuo Aoki, Tsutomu Nakashima, Tomoyuki Hoshino, Tetsuji Yokoyama, Seiji Morioka, Takashi Kawamura, Heizo Tanaka, Tsutomu Hashimoto, and Yoshiyuki Ohno

Japanese and Western diet and risk of idiopathic sudden deafness: a case-control study using pooled controls
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 608-615; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.608 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Yoko Izumi, Ichiro Tsuji, Takayoshi Ohkubo, Aya Kuwahara, Yoshikazu Nishino, and Shigeru Hisamichi

Impact of smoking habit on medical care use and its costs: a prospective observation of National Health Insurance beneficiaries in Japan
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 616-621; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.616 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dorothy P Rice

Commentary: Impact of smoking habit on medical care use and its costs
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 622-623; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.622 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor

Susana Sans and Alun Evans

Are cardiovascular disease trends driven by gadflies?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 624-625; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.624 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carles Muntaner

Social epidemiology: no way back. A response to Zielhuis and Kiemeney
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 625-626; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.625 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Angelika De Bree, Wm Monique Verschuren, Henk J. Blom, and Daan Kromhout

Alcohol consumption and plasma homocysteine: What's brewing?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 626-627; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.626 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Essay Review

M Bartley

Health Inequalities in France
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 628-631; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.628 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Review

Andy Ness

The healing sun: Sunlight and health in the 21st century: Richard Hobday. Forres, Scotland: Findhorn Press, 2000, pp. 178, £9.95. ISBN: 1-899171-97-5.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 632; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.632 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DL Roberts

The healing sun: Sunlight and health in the 21st century: Richard Hobday. Forres, Scotland: Findhorn Press, 2000, pp. 178, £9.95. ISBN: 1-899171-97-5.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 632-633; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.632-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Konrad Jamrozik

Barbarians inside the gate: How the tobacco industry penetrated the World Health Organization: Report of the Committee of Experts on Tobacco Industry Documents. Tobacco company strategies to undermine tobacco control activities at the World Health Organization. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2000, pp. 247.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 633-634; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.633 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David Wainwright

The Tyranny of Health: doctors and the regulations of lifestyle: M Fitzpatrick. London: Routledge 2001, £9.99, pp. 196. ISBN: 0-415-23571-5.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 634-635; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.634 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sarah Macfarlane

Dying for Growth: Global inequality and the health of the poor: JY Kim, JV Mullen, A Irwin, J Gershman (eds). Monroe, Maine: Common Courage Press, 2000, pp. 584, $29.95, ISBN: 1-56751-161-9.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 635; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.635 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Diana Kuh

Social Epidemiology: L Berkman and I Kawachi. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000, pp. 382, £47.50. ISBN: 0-19-508331-8.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 635-636; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.635-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Shenglan Tang

An Introduction to Health Planning in Developing Countries, 2nd edn.: Andrew Green, Oxford Medical Publications, Oxford University Press, 1999.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 637; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.637 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Trish Greenhalgh

PDQ Evidence-Based Principles and Practice: A McKibbon, A Eady and S Marks. New York: BC Decker Inc, 2000, pp. 212, £18.95. ISBN: 1-55009-118-2.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 637; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.637-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David Walshaw

Multivariable Analysis. A Practical Guide for Clinicians: Mitchell H Katz. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999, £49.95. ISBN: 0-521-59301-8 (HB); £17.95. ISBN: 0-521-59693-9 (PB)
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 637; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.637-b [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book News

Book News
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 638; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.638 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bulletin Board

Bulletin Board
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 639-643; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.639 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Spotlight

Spotlight
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 644-648; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.644 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

News

News
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2001 30: 649-652; doi:10.1093/ije/30.3.649 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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