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Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009
Editor's Choice
Alcohol and health: bad for you, good for you, or somewhere in between?
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 1–2, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyp002
Editorial
Epidemiological methods to tackle causal questions
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 3–6, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn253
Reprints and Reflections
Anticontagionism between 1821 and 1867: The Fielding H. Garrison Lecture
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 7–21, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn254
Commentary: Ackerknecht and ‘Anticontagionism’: a tale of two dichotomies
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 22–27, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn256
Commentary: Epidemiology in context
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 28–30, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn257
Commentary: Disease etiology and political ideology: revisiting Erwin H Ackerknecht's Classic 1948 Essay, ‘Anticontagionism between 1821 and 1867’
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 31–33, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn255
Cochrane Column
Cochrane Column
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 34–37, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn272
Cohort profiles
Cohort Profile: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE)—objectives and design of a survey follow-up study of social health disparities in a managed care population
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 38–47, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn040
Cohort Profile: The Health In Men Study (HIMS)
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 48–52, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn041
Cohort Profile: The Nurses and Midwives e-Cohort Study—A Novel Electronic Longitudinal Study
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 53–60, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dym294
Diversion
Drink
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 61–62, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn271
Special Theme: Nutrition, Obesity and Diabetes
Ethnic variability in adiposity and cardiovascular risk: the variable disease selection hypothesis
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 63–71, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn183
Pathways to obesity in a developing population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 72–82, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn221
Changes in body mass index by birth cohort in Japanese adults: results from the National Nutrition Survey of Japan 1956–2005
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 83–92, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn182
Fish, human health and marine ecosystem health: policies in collision
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 93–100, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn157
A fingerprint marker from early gestation associated with diabetes in middle age: The Dutch Hunger Winter Families Study
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 101–109, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn158
Association of body size and muscle strength with incidence of coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular diseases: a population-based cohort study of one million Swedish men
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 110–118, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn231
Maternal protein-energy supplementation does not affect adolescent blood pressure in The Gambia
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 119–127, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn156
Commentary: Can improving a mother's diet improve her children's cardiovascular health?
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 127–128, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn212
Alcohol
Light drinking in pregnancy, a risk for behavioural problems and cognitive deficits at 3 years of age?
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 129–140, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn230
Commentary: Light drinking in pregnancy: can a glass or two hurt?
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 140–142, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn370
Alcohol poisoning is a main determinant of recent mortality trends in Russia: evidence from a detailed analysis of mortality statistics and autopsies
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 143–153, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn160
Commentary: Alcohol poisoning in Russia: implications for monitoring and comparative risk factor assessment
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 154–155, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn209
Commentary: Russia's mortality crisis, alcohol and social transformation
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 156–157, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn202
Cognitive Epidemiology
Maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy and cognitive performance in adolescence
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 158–172, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn250
Intelligence in girls and their subsequent smoking behaviour as mothers: the 1958 National Child Development Study and the 1970 British Cohort Study
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 173–181, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn201
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Ongoing measles and rubella transmission in Georgia, 2004–05: implications for the national and regional elimination efforts
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 182–191, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn261
Estimates of measles case fatality ratios: a comprehensive review of community-based studies
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 192–205, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn224
Who has sex with whom? Characteristics of heterosexual partnerships reported in a national probability survey and implications for STI risk
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 206–214, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn216
Commentary: Learning to be creative with HIV/AIDS studies: looking for the variation—not only the average
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 214–216, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn274
Cardiovascular disease
Critical appraisal of CRP measurement for the prediction of coronary heart disease events: new data and systematic review of 31 prospective cohorts
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 217–231, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn217
Commentary: C-reactive protein and risk prediction—moving beyond associations to assessing predictive utility and clinical usefulness
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 231–234, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn353
Gestational age and risk factors for cardiovascular disease: evidence from the 1958 British birth cohort followed to mid-life
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 235–244, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn154
Age at menarche, total mortality and mortality from ischaemic heart disease and stroke: the Adventist Health Study, 1976–88
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 245–252, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn251
Adipocytokines and risk of stroke in older people: a nested case–control study
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 253–261, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn215
Commentary: Circulating cytokines and risk stratification of stroke incidence—will we do better in future?
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 261–262, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn263
Theory and Methods
Size matters: just how big is BIG? Quantifying realistic sample size requirements for human genome epidemiology
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 263–273, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn147
Commentary: How small is small?
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 274–275, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn232
Can trial sequential monitoring boundaries reduce spurious inferences from meta-analyses?
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 276–286, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn179
Apparently conclusive meta-analyses may be inconclusive—Trial sequential analysis adjustment of random error risk due to repetitive testing of accumulating data in apparently conclusive neonatal meta-analyses
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 287–298, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn188
Commentary: Which meta-analyses are conclusive?
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 298–303, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn265
Other Original Articles
The effect of vitamin A supplementation administered with missing vaccines during national immunization days in Guinea-Bissau
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 304–311, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn195
Childbearing, breastfeeding, other reproductive factors and the subsequent risk of hospitalization for gallbladder disease
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 312–318, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn174
Letters to the Editor
Author's Response: Self-rated health may be adequate for broad assessments of social inequalities in health
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 319–320, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn241
Sex-differential non-specific effects of BCG and DTP in Cebu, The Philippines
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 320–323, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn005
Author's Response
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 323–324, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn006
Book Review
Obesity Epidemiology. Frank B Hu.
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 325–326, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn227
