International Journal of Epidemiology

Editorials:

Shah Ebrahim

Ageing, health and society
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 715-718; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.715 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ezra Susser and Mervyn Susser

The aftermath of September 11: what’s an epidemiologist to do?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 719-721; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.719 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review:

Stephen J Kunitz

Holism and the idea of general susceptibility to disease
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 722-729; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.722 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bernard Keavney

Genetic epidemiological studies of coronary heart disease
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 730-736; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.730 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Linda L Demer

Vascular calcification and osteoporosis: inflammatory responses to oxidized lipids
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 737-741; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.737 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Archaeology:

Shaun Murphy and Matthias Egger

Studies of the social causes of tuberculosis in Germany before the First World War: extracts from Mosse and Tugendreich’s landmark book
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 742-749; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.742 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Symposium Theme: Ageing:

Ellen M Gee

Misconceptions and misapprehensions about population ageing
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 750-753; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.750 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Peter Lloyd-Sherlock

Social policy and population ageing: challenges for north and south
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 754-757; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.754 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alan Walker

Ageing in Europe: policies in harmony or discord?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 758-761; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.758 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alberto Palloni, Guido Pinto-Aguirre, and Martha Pelaez

Demographic and health conditions of ageing in Latin America and the Caribbean
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 762-771; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.762 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Woo, T Kwok, FKH Sze, and HJ Yuan

Ageing in China: health and social consequences and responses
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 772-775; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.772 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joshua M Wiener and Jane Tilly

Population ageing in the United States of America: implications for public programmes
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 776-781; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.776 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mark Gorman

Global ageing—the non-governmental organization role in the developing world
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 782-785; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.782 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert Palacios

The future of global ageing
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 786-791; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.786 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John Grimley Evans

The gifts reserved for age
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 792-795; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.792 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Photography:

Susan Cane

DAD
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 796-797; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.796 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Diversion:

Roger McGough

Let me die a youngman’s death
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 798; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.798 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cardiovascular Disease:

Grace M Egeland, Aage Tverdal, Haakon E Meyer, and Randi Selmer

A man’s heart and a wife’s education: A 12-year coronary heart disease mortality follow-up in Norwegian men
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 799-805; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.799 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Karen A Matthews

Commentary: Is an educated wife hazardous to her husband’s heart?: Never, always, or sometimes?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 806-807; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.806 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Melvyn Hillsdon, Margaret Thorogood, Ian White, and Charlie Foster

Advising people to take more exercise is ineffective: a randomized controlled trial of physical activity promotion in primary care
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 808-815; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.808 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Puska

Commentary: Physical activity promotion in primary care
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 815-817; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.815 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Troels F Thomsen, Dan McGee, Michael Davidsen, and Torben Jørgensen

A cross-validation of risk-scores for coronary heart disease mortality based on data from the Glostrup Population Studies and Framingham Heart Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 817-822; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.817 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Peter Brindle and Margaret May

Commentary: The prediction of coronary heart disease risk in individuals— an imprecise science
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 822-824; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.822 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Hajat and A Haines

Associations of cold temperatures with GP consultations for respiratory and cardiovascular disease amongst the elderly in London
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 825-830; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.825 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Richard Mitchell, David Blane, and Mel Bartley

Elevated risk of high blood pressure: climate and the inverse housing law
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 831-838; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.831 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Theory and Methods:

Steve Bennett, Tamiza Parpia, Richard Hayes, and Simon Cousens

Methods for the analysis of incidence rates in cluster randomized trials
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 839-846; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.839 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nutrition:

Karin B Michels and Alicja Wolk

A prospective study of variety of healthy foods and mortality in women
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 847-854; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.847 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sabu S Padmadas, Inge Hutter, and Frans Willekens

Weaning initiation patterns and subsequent linear growth progression among children aged 2–4 years in India
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 855-863; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.855 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Diabetes:

Veli-Pekka Valkonen, Mikko Kolehmainen, Hanna-Maaria Lakka, and Jukka T Salonen

Insulin resistance syndrome revisited: application of self-organizing maps
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 864-871; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.864 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief Report:

RA Harrison, D Holt, and PJ Elton

Do postage-stamps increase response rates to postal surveys? A randomized controlled trial
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 872-874; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.872 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letter to the Editor:

Jeannette Lee, Hao Wang, Kee-Seng Chia, David Koh, and Kenneth Hughes

The effect of being overweight on cancer incidence and all-cause mortality in Asians: A prospective study in Singapore
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 875-876; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.875 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

Kelley Lee

Diseases of Globalization, Socioeconomic Transitions and Health.: McMurray C, Smith R. London: Earthscan, 2001, pp. 200, £45.00 (HB) ISBN: 1-85383-710-5; £16.95 (PB) ISBN: 1-85383-711-3.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 877; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.877 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ingolf Griebsch

Economic Evaluation in Health Care: Merging theory with practise.: M Drummond, A McGuire (eds). New York: Oxford University Press, 2001, pp. 286, £26.50 (PB). ISBN: 0-19-263176-4; £ 52.50 (HB) ISBN: 0-19-163177-2.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 877-878; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.877-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nish Chaturvedi

The Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus: An International Perspective.: J-M Ekoé, P Zimmet, R Williams (eds). Chichester: John Wiley, 2001, pp. 437, £120. ISBN: 0-471-97448-X.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 878; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.878 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carol Brayne

Aging with Grace: What the Nun Study Teaches Us About Leading Longer, Healthier and More Meaningful Lives.: David Snowdon. New York: Bantam Press, 2001, pp. 256, $24.95 (HB) ISBN: 0-553-80163-5.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 879; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.879 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Graeme J Hankey

Stroke Services. Policy and Practice across Europe.: C Wolfe, C McKevitt, A Rudd (eds). Abingdon, UK: Radcliffe Medical Press, 2002, pp.144, £24.95. ISBN: 1-85775-455-7.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 880; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.880 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rory Williams

Imperial Bodies: The Physical Experience of the Raj c.1800–1974.: EM Collingham. London: Polity Press, 2001, pp.xiii + 273, £50.00 (HB) ISBN: 0-7456-2369-7.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 880-881; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.880-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rebecca Roberts and Andy Ness

Statistics at Square Two: Understanding Modern Statistical Applications in Medicine.: MJ Campbell. London: BMJ Books, 2001, pp. 144, £12.95. ISBN: 0-7279-1394-8.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 881; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.881 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bulletin Board:

Bulletin Board
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 882-885; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.882 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

News:

News
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 886; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.886 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Spotlight:

Spotlight
Int. J. Epidemiol. 31: 887; doi:10.1093/ije/31.4.887 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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