International Journal of Epidemiology

Editor's Choice:

George Davey Smith

Classics in epidemiology: should they get it right?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 441-442; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh233 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial:

Benedetto Terracini

The limits of epidemiology and the Spanish Toxic Oil Syndrome
IJE Advance Access published on May 27, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 443-444; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg010 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reprints and Reflections:

Meir J Stampfer and Graham A Colditz

Estrogen replacement therapy and coronary heart disease: a quantitative assessment of the epidemiologic evidence
IJE Advance Access published on May 27, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 445-453; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh125 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Meir Stampfer

Commentary: Hormones and heart disease: do trials and observational studies address different questions?
IJE Advance Access published on May 27, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 454-455; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh191 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jan P Vandenbroucke

Commentary: The HRT story: vindication of old epidemiological theory
IJE Advance Access published on May 27, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 456-457; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh121 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Elizabeth Barrett-Connor

Commentary: Observation versus intervention—what's different?
IJE Advance Access published on May 27, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 457-459; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh123 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lewis H Kuller

Commentary: Hazards of studying women: the oestrogen oestrogen/progesterone dilemma
IJE Advance Access published on May 27, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 459-460; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh122 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Diana Petitti

Commentary: Hormone replacement therapy and coronary heart disease: four lessons
IJE Advance Access published on May 27, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 461-463; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh192 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Debbie A Lawlor, George Davey Smith, and Shah Ebrahim

Commentary: The hormone replacement–coronary heart disease conundrum: is this the death of observational epidemiology?
IJE Advance Access published on May 27, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 464-467; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh124 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Diversion:

Fleur Adcock

Future Work
IJE Advance Access published on March 24, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 468; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh180 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Special Theme: Methodology:

Paul Milligan, Alpha Njie, and Steve Bennett

Comparison of two cluster sampling methods for health surveys in developing countries
IJE Advance Access published on March 11, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 469-476; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh096 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael Clark and Emilia Vynnycky

The use of maximum likelihood methods to estimate the risk of tuberculous infection and disease in a Canadian First Nations population
IJE Advance Access published on March 11, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 477-484; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh001 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John B Cologne, Gerald B Sharp, Kazuo Neriishi, Pia K Verkasalo, Charles E Land, and Kei Nakachi

Improving the efficiency of nested case-control studies of interaction by selecting controls using counter matching on exposure
IJE Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 485-492; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh097 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Zelee Hill

Reducing attrition in panel studies in developing countries
IJE Advance Access published on May 6, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 493-498; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh060 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Margaret W Leung, Irene H Yen, and Meredith Minkler

Community based participatory research: a promising approach for increasing epidemiology's relevance in the 21st century
IJE Advance Access published on May 20, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 499-506; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh010 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael Calnan

Commentary: The people know best
IJE Advance Access published on May 20, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 506-507; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh088 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Renato M Assunção and Mônica SM Castro

Multiple cancer sites incidence rates estimation using a multivariate Bayesian model
IJE Advance Access published on March 24, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 508-516; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh040 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B Rachet

Commentary: Robust estimation of population parameters with sparse data
IJE Advance Access published on March 24, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 516-517; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh178 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Effect of temperature and light on the stability of fat-soluble vitamins in whole blood over several days: implications for epidemiological studies
IJE Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 518-525; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh064 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marwan Khawaja and Mylene Tewtel-Salem

Agreement between husband and wife reports of domestic violence: evidence from poor refugee communities in Lebanon
IJE Advance Access published on May 26, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 526-533; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh039 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mark A Pereira, Rianne M Weggemans, David R Jacobs, Jr, Peter J Hannan, Peter L Zock, Jose M Ordovas, and Martijn B Katan

Within-person variation in serum lipids: implications for clinical trials
IJE Advance Access published on March 11, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 534-541; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh057 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infectious Diseases:

David M Moore and Robert S Hogg

Trends in antenatal human immunodeficiency virus prevalence in Western Kenya and Eastern Uganda: evidence of differences in health policies?
IJE Advance Access published on March 24, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 542-548; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh127 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Margaret May

Commentary: Still dying of ignorance? Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention strategies revisited
IJE Advance Access published on May 6, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 549-550; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh167 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Feng Chai, D Rebecca Prevots, Xiaojun Wang, Maureen Birmingham, and Rongzhen Zhang

Neonatal tetanus incidence in China, 1996–2001, and risk factors for neonatal tetanus, Guangxi Province, China
IJE Advance Access published on May 20, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 551-557; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh073 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sunia Foliaki, Sandy Kildegaard Nielsen, Bengt Björkstén, Erika von Mutius, Soo Cheng, Neil Pearce, and the ISAAC Phase I Study Group

Antibiotic sales and the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, rhinitis, and eczema: The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC)
IJE Advance Access published on March 11, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 558-563; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh031 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Juha Pekkanen

Commentary: Use of antibiotics and risk of asthma
IJE Advance Access published on March 11, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 564-565; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh129 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John R Williams and Piero Manfredi

Ageing populations and childhood infections: the potential impact on epidemic patterns and morbidity
IJE Advance Access published on March 24, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 566-572; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh098 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Environmental Epidemiology:

João Leopoldo da Costa, Albert Navarro, José Branco Neves, and Miguel Martin

Household wood and charcoal smoke increases risk of otitis media in childhood in Maputo
IJE Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 573-578; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh071 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Karimi Zarchi, Ali Akbar, and Kourosh Holakouie Naieni

Long-term pulmonary complications in combatants exposed to mustard gas: a historical cohort study
IJE Advance Access published on May 26, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 579-581; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh068 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Zhengmin Qian, Junfeng Zhang, Leo R Korn, Fusheng Wei, and Robert S Chapman

Factor analysis of household factors: are they associated with respiratory conditions in Chinese children?
IJE Advance Access published on May 27, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 582-588; doi:10.1093/ije/dyg278 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Other Original Papers:

Hugh Waters, Fadia Saadah, Soedarti Surbakti, and Peter Heywood

Weight-for-age malnutrition in Indonesian children, 1992–1999
IJE Advance Access published on May 20, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 589-595; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh074 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Susanne K Kjaer, Lene Mellemkjaer, Louise A Brinton, Christoffer Johansen, Gloria Gridley, and Jørgen H Olsen

Tubal sterilization and risk of ovarian, endometrial and cervical cancer. A Danish population-based follow-up study of more than 65 000 sterilized women
IJE Advance Access published on May 26, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 596-602; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh046 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David M Purdie

Commentary: Does tubal sterilization reduce the risk of gynaecological cancers?
IJE Advance Access published on May 26, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 603-604; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh119 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K Lindqvist, T Timpka, and N Karlsson

Impact of social standing on injury prevention in a World Health Organization Safe Community—intervention outcome by household employment contract
IJE Advance Access published on March 24, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 605-611; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh093 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

T Marshall

What is a case-control study?
IJE Advance Access published on May 26, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 612-613; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh055 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Shafquat Rozi and Saeed Akhtar

Smoking among high school adolescents in Karachi, Pakistan
IJE Advance Access published on March 11, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 613-614; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh128 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Peter M Brindle and Tim A Holt

Cardiovascular risk assessment—time to look beyond cohort studies
IJE Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 614-615; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh188 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sofia Carlsson, Niklas Hammar, Valdemar Grill, and Jaakko Kaprio

Coffee consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes in Finnish twins
IJE Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 616-617; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh185 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Miscellaneous:

Book Reviews:

George A Kaplan

Health Inequalities: Lifecourse Approaches. Davey Smith G (ed.). Bristol: The Policy Press, 2003, pp. 592, £25.00 (PB) ISBN: 1-86134-322-1, £55.00 (HB) ISBN: 1-86134-323-X.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 618-619; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh107 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John Last

Archie Cochrane: Back to the Front. Barcelona: Special edition for the XI Cochrane Colloquium, Barcelona, Spain, October 2003. Bosch FX, Molas R (eds), pp. 328 ISBN: 84-607-8958-6. No price stated.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 619-620; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh172 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andy Ness

Diet, Life Expectancy and Chronic Disease. Studies of Seventh-Day Adventists and Other Vegetarians. Gary E Fraser. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, pp. 371, £39.95 (HB). ISBN: 0-19-511324-1.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 620-621; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh157 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John Henderson

Silent Scourge: Children, Pollution and Why Scientists Disagree. Colleen F Moore. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, pp. 261, £24.95 (HB). ISBN: 0-19-515391-X.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 621; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh159 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sarah Jane George

Proteomic and genomic analysis of cardiovascular disease. Jennifer E Van Eyk, Michael J Dunn (eds). Chichester: John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2003, pp. 423, (HB) £85.00. ISBN: 3-527-30596-3.
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 621-622; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh193 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Books Received:

Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 623; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh152 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Retraction:

Rand L Stoneburner and Daniel Low-Beer

Sexual partner reductions explain human immunodeficiency virus declines in Uganda: comparative analyses of HIV and behavioural data in Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia
IJE Advance Access published on June 10, 2004
Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 624; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh141 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bulletin Board:

Int. J. Epidemiol. 33: 625; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh142 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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