International Journal of Epidemiology

Editorial:

George Davey Smith and Shah Ebrahim

‘Mendelian randomization’: can genetic epidemiology contribute to understanding environmental determinants of disease?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 1-22; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg070 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review:

Richard S Cooper

Race, genes, and health—new wine in old bottles?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 23-25; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg036 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrew J Karter

Commentary: Race, genetics, and disease— in search of a middle ground
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 26-28; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg033 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Miquel Porta

The genome sequence is a jazz score
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 29-31; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg015 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reprints and Reflections:

AL Cochrane

Elie Metschnikoff and his theory of an ‘instinct de la mort’
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 32-34; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg012 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mark Aveline

Commentary on Cochrane AL (1934). Elie Metschnikoff and his theory of an ‘instinct de la vie’
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 34-35; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg018 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hugh Thomas

Commentary: Early thoughts on death, disease and sex
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 36; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg016 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Diversion:

Daniel Brand

Nerves 1974/5
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 37; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg009 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Special Theme: Genetic Epidemiology:

Heiko Becher, Silke Schmidt, and Jenny Chang-Claude

Reproductive factors and familial predisposition for breast cancer by age 50 years. A case-control-family study for assessing main effects and possible gene–environment interaction
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 38-48; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg003 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John L Hopper

Commentary: Case-control-family designs: a paradigm for future epidemiology research?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 48-50; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg114 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MY Wong, NE Day, JA Luan, KP Chan, and NJ Wareham

The detection of gene–environment interaction for continuous traits: should we deal with measurement error by bigger studies or better measurement?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 51-57; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg002 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrew Phillips

Commentary: Balancing quantity and quality when designing epidemiological studies
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 58-59; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg043 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E Taioli, L Gaspari, S Benhamou, P Boffetta, J Brockmoller, D Butkiewicz, I Cascorbi, ML Clapper, V Dolzan, A Haugen, A Hirvonen, K Husgafvel-Pursiainen, I Kalina, P Kremers, L Le Marchand, S London, A Rannug, M Romkes, B Schoket, J Seidegard, R C Strange, I Stucker, J To-Figueras, and S Garte

Polymorphisms in CYP1A1, GSTM1, GSTT1 and lung cancer below the age of 45 years
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 60-63; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg001 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tomomi Marugame, Emiko Tsuji, Chikako Kiyohara, Hiroyuki Eguchi, Takashi Oda, Koichi Shinchi, and Suminori Kono

Relation of plasma folate and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T polymorphism to colorectal adenomas
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 64-66; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg004 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Una B Fallon

Commentary: Colon cancer, folate and genetic status
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 67-70; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg115 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John Yarnell, Shicheng Yu, Chris Patterson, François Cambien, Dominique Arveiler, Philippe Amouyel, Jean Ferrières, Gérald Luc, Alun Evans, and Pierre Ducimetière

Family history, longevity, and risk of coronary heart disease: the PRIME Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 71-77; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg038 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Karri Silventoinen, Jaakko Kaprio, Markku Koskenvuo, and Eero Lahelma

The association between body height and coronary heart disease among Finnish twins and singletons
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 78-82; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg029 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Maternal and Child Health:

Janet W Rich-Edwards, Stephen L Buka, Robert T Brennan, and Felton Earls

Diverging associations of maternal age with low birthweight for black and white mothers
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 83-90; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg008 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Arline T Geronimus

Commentary: Weathering Chicago
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 90-91; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg034 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MS Jakobsen, M Sodemann, K Mølbak, IJ Alvarenga, J Nielsen, and P Aaby

Termination of breastfeeding after 12 months of age due to a new pregnancy and other causes is associated with increased mortality in Guinea-Bissau
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 92-96; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg006 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Kramer

Commentary: Breastfeeding and child health, growth, and survival
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 96-98; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg041 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infectious Diseases:

Clarence C Tam, Laura C Rodrigues, and Sarah J O’Brien

The study of infectious intestinal disease in England: what risk factors for presentation to general practice tell us about potential for selection bias in case-control studies of reported cases of diarrhoea
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 99-105; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg007 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Peter Aaby, Abbas Bhuiya, Lutfun Nahar, Kim Knudsen, Andres de Francisco, and Michael Strong

The survival benefit of measles immunization may not be explained entirely by the prevention of measles disease: a community study from rural Bangladesh
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 106-115; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg005 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paul EM Fine

Commentary: Non-specific effects of measles vaccine—more grist for the mill
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 116-117; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg031 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paul D Crook, Michael E Jones, and Andrew J Hall

Mortality of hepatitis B surface antigen-positive blood donors in England and Wales
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 118-124; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg039 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Methodology:

Sarah Clark, Linda D Youngman, Alison Palmer, Sarah Parish, Richard Peto, and Rory Collins

Stability of plasma analytes after delayed separation of whole blood: implications for epidemiological studies
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 125-130; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg023 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Health Promotion:

Alexandra Lynda Conboy Martiniuk, Kathleen Steel O’Connor, and Will D King

A cluster randomized trial of a sex education programme in Belize, Central America
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 131-136; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg014 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anna Graham

Commentary: Sex education interventions: increasing knowledge is only a first step
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 136-137; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg042 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Other Original Papers:

José J Varo, Miguel A Martínez-González, Jokin de Irala-Estévez, John Kearney, Michael Gibney, and J Alfredo Martínez

Distribution and determinants of sedentary lifestyles in the European Union
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 138-146; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg116 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gary Whitlock, Robyn Norton, Taane Clark, Rodney Jackson, and Stephen MacMahon

Is body mass index a risk factor for motor vehicle driver injury? A cohort study with prospective and retrospective outcomes
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 147-149; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg022 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Deborah J Morton, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, Donna Kritz-Silverstein, Deborah L Wingard, and Diane L Schneider

Bone mineral density in postmenopausal Caucasian, Filipina, and Hispanic women
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 150-156; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg024 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief Report:

Kate Macintyre, Stephen Sosler, Frederick Letipila, Mohamed Lochigan, Susan Hassig, Sabah A Omar, and John Githure

A new tool for malaria prevention?: Results of a trial of permethrin-impregnated bedsheets (shukas) in an area of unstable transmission
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 157-160; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg019 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

Zubair Kabir

Is all-cause mortality a useful epidemiological endpoint in vaccine trials? An example of BCG (Bacille-Calmette-Guerine)
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 161-162; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg045 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pablo Lardelli-Claret, Juan De Dios Luna-Del-Castillo, and José Juan Jiménez-Moleón

Position on the moped, risk of head injury and helmet use: an example of confounding effect
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 162-164; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg118 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Villar, AP Betrán, AM Gülmezoglu, and L Say

WHO leads global effort on systematic reviews
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 164-165; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg119 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

Knut Schroeder

Basic Statistics and Epidemiology: A Practical Guide.: Antony Stewart. Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press, 2002, pp. 144, £19.95 (PB) ISBN: 1-85775-589-8.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 166; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg120 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Wendy Jones and Andy Ness

Statistics at Square One. 10th Edition.: TDV Swinscow and MJ Campbell. London: BMJ Books, 2002, pp. 168, £11.95 (PB) ISBN: 0-7279-1552-5.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 166-167; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg117 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Margaret May

Analyzing Medical Data Using S-PLUS.: Brian Everitt, Sophia Rabe-Hesketh. Heidelberg: Springer, 2001, pp. 485, £59.00 (HB) ISBN: 0 387 98862 9. Statistics for Biology and Health, XII. Dietz K, Gail M, Krickeberg K et al. (eds).
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 167-168; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg121 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marie-Hélène Bouvier-Colle

Démographie: Analyse et Synthèse.: Caselli G, Vallin J, Wunsch G (eds). Paris: Institut National d’Études Demographique. Vol. I La Dynamique des Populations, 2001, pp. 550, €45.73 ISBN: 2 7332 2011 X; Vol. II Les Déterminants de la Fécondité, 2002, pp. 460, €38.00 ISBN: 2 7332 2012 8.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 168; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg123 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Margaret May

Nonlinear Models in Medical Statistics.: Oxford Statistical Science Series. JK Lindsey. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001, pp. 280, £35.00 (HB) ISBN: 0-19-850812-3.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 168-169; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg122 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Okasha

Epidemiological Studies: A Practical Guide.: Alan J Silman, Gary J Macfarlane. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002, pp. 241, £65.00 (HB) ISBN: 0-521-81097-3; £21.95 (PB) ISBN: 0-521-00939-1.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 32: 169; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg124 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bulletin Board:

Courses, meetings and conferences listed
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Spotlight:

Spotlight
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