International Journal of Epidemiology

Editor's choice

Shah Ebrahim

Fetishes, social determinants and the adipose tissue overflow hypothesis
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 1-2; doi:10.1093/ije/dym024
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Editorial

Stephen J Kunitz

Sex, race and social role—history and the social determinants of health
IJE Advance Access published on January 24, 2007
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 3-10; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl296
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Reprints and Reflections

GM Lower, Jr, T Nilsson, CE Nelson, H Wolf, TE Gamsky, and GT Bryan

N-acetyltransferase phenotype and risk in urinary bladder cancer: approaches in molecular epidemiology. Preliminary results in Sweden and Denmark
IJE Advance Access published on March 11, 2007
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 11-18; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl290
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Kenneth Olden

Commentary: From phenotype, to genotype, to gene–environment interaction and risk for complex diseases
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 18-20; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl292
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Paolo Vineis

Commentary: First steps in molecular epidemiology: Lower et al. 1979
IJE Advance Access published on March 2, 2007
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 20-22; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl291
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Nathaniel Rothman, Montserrat Garcia-Closas, and David W Hein

Commentary: Reflections on G. M. Lower and colleagues’ 1979 study associating slow acetylator phenotype with urinary bladder cancer: meta-analysis, historical refinements of the hypothesis, and lessons learned
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 23-28; doi:10.1093/ije/dym026
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Cochrane Column

Taryn Young, Dragan Ilic, Denise O'Connor, Sally Green, Timothy Wilt, Jenny Donovan, Richard Martin, and CF Heyns

Cochrane Column
IJE Advance Access published on January 27, 2007
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 29-31; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl305
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Cohort Profile

Marcel Goldberg, Annette Leclerc, Sébastien Bonenfant, Jean François Chastang, Annie Schmaus, Nadine Kaniewski, and Marie Zins

Cohort profile: the GAZEL Cohort Study
IJE Advance Access published on November 12, 2006
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 32-39; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl247
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Photoessay

David Graham

Acts of God
IJE Advance Access published on December 14, 2006
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 47-49; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl264
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Special Theme: Socioeconomic Position and Health

Get checked abstract Hong-Jun Cho, Young-Ho Khang, Seungmi Yang, Sam Harper, and John W Lynch

Socioeconomic differentials in cause-specific mortality among South Korean adolescents
IJE Advance Access published on November 3, 2006
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 50-57; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl239
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Get checked abstract Frank Popham and Richard Mitchell

Self-rated life expectancy and lifetime socio-economic position: cross-sectional analysis of the British household panel survey
IJE Advance Access published on November 7, 2006
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 58-65; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl241
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Get checked abstract Gabriele Nagel, Jakob Linseisen, Hendriek C Boshuizen, Guillem Pera, Giuseppe Del Giudice, Gert P Westert, H Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita, Naomi E Allen, Timothy J Key, Mattijs E Numans, Petra HM Peeters, Sabina Sieri, Henrik Siman, Goran Berglund, Goran Hallmans, Roger Stenling, Carmen Martinez, Larraitz Arriola, Aurelio Barricarte, M Dolores Chirlaque, Jose R Quiros, Paolo Vineis, Giovanna Masala, Domenico Palli, Salvatore Panico, Rosario Tumino, Sheila Bingham, Heiner Boeing, Manuela M Bergmann, Kim Overvad, Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault, Francoise Clavel-Chapelon, Anja Olsen, Anne Tjonneland, Antonia Trichopoulou, Christina Bamia, Stavroula Soukara, Jean-Christoph Sabourin, Fatima Carneiro, Nadia Slimani, Mazda Jenab, Teresa Norat, Elio Riboli, and Carlos A González

Socioeconomic position and the risk of gastric and oesophageal cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-EURGAST)
IJE Advance Access published on January 16, 2007
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 66-76; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl275
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Get checked abstract Merete Osler, Matt McGue, and Kaare Christensen

Socioeconomic position and twins' health: a life-course analysis of 1266 pairs of middle-aged Danish twins
IJE Advance Access published on January 24, 2007
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 77-83; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl266
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Get checked abstract EE Agardh, A Ahlbom, T Andersson, S Efendic, V Grill, J Hallqvist, and CG Östenson

Socio-economic position at three points in life in association with type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance in middle-aged Swedish men and women
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 84-92; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl269
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Get checked abstract Sonia A Kim, Kathryn M Yount, Usha Ramakrishnan, and Reynaldo Martorell

The relationship between parity and overweight varies with household wealth and national development
IJE Advance Access published on December 14, 2006
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 93-101; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl252
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Gita Mishra and Diana Kuh

Commentary: The relationship between parity and overweight—a life course perspective
IJE Advance Access published on January 8, 2007
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 102-103; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl285
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Child Health

Get checked abstract Lucy J Griffiths, Carol Dezateux, Tim J Cole, and Millennium Cohort Study Child Health Group

Differential parental weight and height contributions to offspring birthweight and weight gain in infancy
IJE Advance Access published on September 19, 2006
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 104-107; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl210
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Robert C Whitaker

Commentary: Should I blame mom or dad? Identifying the relative contribution of each parent's body size to that of their offspring
IJE Advance Access published on January 11, 2007
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 108-109; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl280
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Get checked abstract Nathalie Mallol-Mesnard, Florence Menegaux, Anne Auvrignon, Marie-Françoise Auclerc, Yves Bertrand, Brigitte Nelken, Alain Robert, Gérard Michel, Geneviève Margueritte, Yves Perel, Françoise Méchinaud, Pierre Bordigoni, Guy Leverger, André Baruchel, Denis Hémon, and Jacqueline Clavel

Vaccination and the risk of childhood acute leukaemia: the ESCALE study (SFCE)
IJE Advance Access published on January 16, 2007
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 110-116; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl270
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Get checked abstract Vinod Mishra and Robert D Retherford

Does biofuel smoke contribute to anaemia and stunting in early childhood?
IJE Advance Access published on November 3, 2006
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 117-129; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl234
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Jonathan M Samet and James Tielsch

Commentary: Could biomass fuel smoke cause anaemia and stunting in early childhood?
IJE Advance Access published on January 11, 2007
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 130-131; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl278
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Get checked abstract Lise Dubois and Manon Girad

Accuracy of maternal reports of pre-schoolers’ weights and heights as estimates of BMI values
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 132-138; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl281
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Health Program Evaluation

Get checked abstract Nicholas Lennox, Christopher Bain, Therese Rey-Conde, David Purdie, Robert Bush, and Nirmala Pandeya

Effects of a comprehensive health assessment programme for Australian adults with intellectual disability: a cluster randomized trial
IJE Advance Access published on January 11, 2007
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 139-146; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl254
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Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz

Commentary: Comprehensive health assessments for adults with intellectual disabilities
IJE Advance Access published on January 11, 2007
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 147-148; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl300
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Get checked abstract Jérôme Adda, Samuel Berlinski, and Stephen Machin

Short-run economic effects of the Scottish smoking ban
IJE Advance Access published on December 14, 2006
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 149-154; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl258
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Stanton A Glantz

Commentary: Assessing the effects of the Scottish Smokefree Law—the placebo effect and the importance of obtaining unbiased data
IJE Advance Access published on January 17, 2007
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 155-156; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl303
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Get checked abstract Rosemary J Korda, James RG Butler, Mark S Clements, and Stephen J Kunitz

Differential impacts of health care in Australia: trend analysis of socioeconomic inequalities in avoidable mortality
IJE Advance Access published on January 8, 2007
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 157-165; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl282
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HIV/AIDS

Get checked abstract Landon Myer, Lynette Denny, Thomas C Wright, and Louise Kuhn

Prospective study of hormonal contraception and women's risk of HIV infection in South Africa
IJE Advance Access published on December 14, 2006
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 166-174; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl251
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Charles S Morrison

Commentary: Hormonal contraception and HIV acquisition—current evidence and ongoing research needs
IJE Advance Access published on January 24, 2007
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 175-177; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl304
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Get checked abstract Li Li, Zunyou Wu, Yu Zhao, Chunqing Lin, Roger Detels, and Sheng Wu

Using case vignettes to measure HIV-related stigma among health professionals in China
IJE Advance Access published on December 14, 2006
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 178-184; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl256
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Harriet Deacon and Andrew Boulle

Commentary: Factors affecting HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination by medical professionals
IJE Advance Access published on December 14, 2006
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 185-186; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl255
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Get checked abstract I Jarrin, B Lumbreras, I Ferreros, S Pérez-Hoyos, I Hurtado, and I Hernández-Aguado

Effect of education on overall and cause-specific mortality in injecting drug users, according to HIV and introduction of HAART
IJE Advance Access published on November 3, 2006
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 187-194; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl231
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Methodology

Get checked abstract Sander Greenland

Bayesian perspectives for epidemiological research. II. Regression analysis
IJE Advance Access published on February 28, 2007
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 195-202; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl289
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Psychiatric Epidemiology

Get checked abstract Vendhan Gajalakshmi and Richard Peto

Suicide rates in rural Tamil Nadu, South India: Verbal autopsy of 39 000 deaths in 1997–98
IJE Advance Access published on February 14, 2007
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 203-207; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl308
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Michael Eddleston and Flemming Konradsen

Commentary: Time for a re-assessment of the incidence of intentional and unintentional injury in India and South East Asia
IJE Advance Access published on November 7, 2006
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 208-211; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl240
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Other Original Papers

Get checked abstract Merete Osler, Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen, Bjarne Laursen, and Debbie A Lawlor

Cognitive function in childhood and early adulthood and injuries later in life: the Metropolit 1953 male birth cohort
IJE Advance Access published on December 14, 2006
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 212-219; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl261
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Get checked abstract Allan D Sniderman, Raj Bhopal, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Nizal Sarrafzadegan, and Andre Tchernof

Why might South Asians be so susceptible to central obesity and its atherogenic consequences? The adipose tissue overflow hypothesis
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 220-225; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl245
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Jonathan CK Wells

Commentary: Why are South Asians susceptible to central obesity? — the El Niño hypothesis
IJE Advance Access published on January 8, 2007
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 226-227; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl287
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Get checked abstract Catharine R Gale, Christopher N Martyn, Cyrus Cooper, and Avan Aihie Sayer

Grip strength, body composition, and mortality
IJE Advance Access published on October 19, 2006
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 228-235; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl224
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Get checked abstract Jay H Lubin, Manolis Kogevinas, Debra Silverman, Núria Malats, Montserrat Garcia-Closas, Adonina Tardón, David W Hein, Reina Garcia-Closas, Consol Serra, Mustafa Dosemeci, Alfredo Carrato, and Nathaniel Rothman

Evidence for an intensity-dependent interaction of NAT2 acetylation genotype and cigarette smoking in the Spanish Bladder Cancer Study
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 236-241; doi:10.1093/ije/dym043
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Letters to the Editor

Robert Peter Ndugwa, Olaf MüLler, Bocar Kouyaté, Heiko Becher, and Heribert Ramroth

Improving malaria mortality estimates for rural Africa by adding further studies
IJE Advance Access published on December 14, 2006
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 242-243; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl259
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Alexander K Rowe, Richard W Steketee, and Samantha Y Rowe

Improving malaria mortality estimates for rural Africa by adding further studies: Authors reply to Ndugwa et al.
IJE Advance Access published on December 14, 2006
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 243-244; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl260
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Rodolfo Saracci

Survival-related biases survive well
IJE Advance Access published on December 14, 2006
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 244-246; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl263
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Volker Wunderlich

Early references to the mutational origin of cancer
IJE Advance Access published on December 14, 2006
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 246-247; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl272
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Essay Review

Sam Harper

Did clean water reduce black–white mortality inequalities in the United States? Water, Race, And Disease.
IJE Advance Access published on January 25, 2007
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 248-257; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl302
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Miscellaneous

Book Reviews

Ichiro Kawachi

Healthier Societies. From Analysis to Action. Jody Heymann, Clyde Hertzman, Morris L Barer and Robert G Evans (eds).
IJE Advance Access published on January 8, 2007
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 258-259; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl274
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Margaret Whitehead

What works in tackling health inequalities? Pathways, policies and practice through the lifecourse. Sheena Asthana and Joyce Halliday
IJE Advance Access published on January 8, 2007
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 259-260; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl297
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Corrigendum

José A. Tapia Granados

Centrally planned economies, economic slumps and health conditions
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 261; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl283
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Bulletin Board

Bulletin Board
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2007 36: 262; doi:10.1093/ije/dym044
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