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Editor's Choice Back

George Davey Smith
Intergenerational influences on health: how far back do we have to go?
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 617-618; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp230 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial Back

Barbara Maughan
Unravelling prenatal influences: the case of smoking in pregnancy
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 619-621; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp211 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reprints and Reflections Back

N.D. Jewson
The disappearance of the sick-man from medical cosmology, 1770–1870
IJE Advance Access published on May 11, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 622-633; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp180 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sarah Nettleton
Commentary: The appearance of new medical cosmologies and the re-appearance of sick and healthy men and women: a comment on the merits of social theorizing
IJE Advance Access published on May 11, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 633-636; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp181 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lindsay Prior
Commentary: From sick men and women, to patients, and thence to clients and consumers—the structuring of the ‘patient’ in the modern world
IJE Advance Access published on May 11, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 637-639; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp182 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Malcolm Nicolson
Commentary: Nicholas Jewson and the disappearance of the sick man from medical cosmology, 1770–1870
IJE Advance Access published on May 11, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 639-642; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp183 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David Armstrong
Commentary: Indeterminate sick-men—a commentary on Jewson's ‘Disappearance of the sick-man from medical cosmology’
IJE Advance Access published on May 11, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 642-645; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp184 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John V Pickstone
Commentary: From history of medicine to a general history of ‘working knowledges’
IJE Advance Access published on May 11, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 646-649; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp185 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cohort Profiles Back

Olli Simell, Harri Niinikoski, Tapani Rönnemaa, Olli T Raitakari, Hanna Lagström, Maarit Laurinen, Minna Aromaa, Paula Hakala, Antti Jula, Eero Jokinen, Ilkka Välimäki, Jorma Viikari, and for the STRIP Study Group
Cohort Profile: The STRIP Study (Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project), an Infancy-onset Dietary and Life-style Intervention Trial
IJE Advance Access published on April 22, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 650-655; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn072 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jennifer L Baker, Lina W Olsen, Ingelise Andersen, Seija Pearson, Bente Hansen, and Thorkild IA Sørensen
Cohort Profile: The Copenhagen School Health Records Register
IJE Advance Access published on August 21, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 656-662; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn164 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B Antonisamy, P Raghupathy, Solomon Christopher, J Richard, P S S Rao, David J P Barker, and Caroline H D Fall
Cohort Profile: The 1969–73 Vellore birth cohort study in South India
IJE Advance Access published on August 6, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 663-669; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn159 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cochrane Column Back

Taryn Young, J Volmink, J Irlam, M E Visser, N Rollins, N Siegfried, S Mahlungulu, L A Grobler, M E Visser, J Volmink, K Abba, T D Sudarsanam, L Grobler, and J Volmink
Cochrane Column
IJE Advance Access published on February 24, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 670-674; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp140 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paolo Vineis
Viewpoint: The skeptical epidemiologist
IJE Advance Access published on January 12, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 675-677; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn361 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paolo Boffetta, Joseph K McLaughlin, Carlo La Vecchia, Robert E Tarone, Loren Lipworth, and William J Blot
Authors' Response: A further plea for adherence to the principles underlying science in general and the epidemiologic enterprise in particular
IJE Advance Access published on January 15, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 678-679; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn362 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Intergenerational Influences on Health Back

Sabine J Roza, Frank C Verhulst, Vincent WV Jaddoe, Eric AP Steegers, Johan P Mackenbach, Albert Hofman, and Henning Tiemeier
Maternal smoking during pregnancy and child behaviour problems: the Generation R Study
IJE Advance Access published on September 4, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 680-689; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn163 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Eva Morales, Jordi Sunyer, Jordi Julvez, Francesc Castro-Giner, Xavier Estivill, Maties Torrent, and Rafael De Cid
GSTM1 polymorphisms modify the effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy on cognitive functioning in preschoolers
IJE Advance Access published on February 24, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 690-697; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp141 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carsten Obel, Karen Markussen Linnet, Tine Brink Henriksen, Alina Rodriguez, Marjo Riita Järvelin, Arto Kotimaa, Irma Moilanen, Hanna Ebeling, Niels Bilenberg, Anja Taanila, Gan Ye, and Jørn Olsen
Smoking during pregnancy and hyperactivity-inattention in the offspring—comparing results from three Nordic cohorts
IJE Advance Access published on February 2, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 698-705; doi:10.1093/ije/dym290 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cristina Rebordosa, Manolis Kogevinas, Bodil H Bech, Henrik T Sørensen, and Jørn Olsen
Use of acetaminophen during pregnancy and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes
IJE Advance Access published on March 30, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 706-714; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp151 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael S Kramer, Susan R Kahn, Rima Rozen, Rhobert Evans, Robert W Platt, Moy Fong Chen, Lise Goulet, Louise Séguin, Clément Dassa, John Lydon, Helen McNamara, Mourad Dahhou, and Jacques Genest
Vasculopathic and thrombophilic risk factors for spontaneous preterm birth
IJE Advance Access published on March 31, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 715-723; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp167 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bernardo L Horta, Denise P Gigante, Clive Osmond, Fernando C Barros, and Cesar G Victora
Intergenerational effect of weight gain in childhood on offspring birthweight
IJE Advance Access published on April 17, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 724-732; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp168 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   Creative Commons License OPEN ACCESS  

Bitte Modin and Johan Fritzell
The long arm of the family: are parental and grandparental earnings related to young men's body mass index and cognitive ability?
IJE Advance Access published on February 5, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 733-744; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp001 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Janet Currie
Commentary: Will the ‘Long Arm of the Family’ have legs?
IJE Advance Access published on April 6, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 744-745; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp154 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infectious Disease Back

Benjamin H Chi, Ronald A Cantrell, Isaac Zulu, Lloyd B Mulenga, Jens W Levy, Bushimbwa C Tambatamba, Stewart Reid, Albert Mwango, Alwyn Mwinga, Marc Bulterys, Michael S Saag, and Jeffrey SA Stringer
Adherence to first-line antiretroviral therapy affects non-virologic outcomes among patients on treatment for more than 12 months in Lusaka, Zambia
IJE Advance Access published on February 17, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 746-756; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp004 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   Creative Commons License OPEN ACCESS  

Adela Paez Jimenez, Noha Sharaf El-Din, Mostafa El-Hoseiny, Mai El-Daly, Mohamed Abdel-Hamid, Saeed El Aidi, Yehia Sultan, Nasr El-Sayed, Mostafa Kamal Mohamed, and Arnaud Fontanet
Community transmission of hepatitis B virus in Egypt: results from a case–control study in Greater Cairo
IJE Advance Access published on May 6, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 757-765; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp194 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Wolf-Peter Schmidt, Sandy Cairncross, Mauricio L Barreto, Thomas Clasen, and Bernd Genser
Recent diarrhoeal illness and risk of lower respiratory infections in children under the age of 5 years
IJE Advance Access published on March 11, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 766-772; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp159 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   Creative Commons License OPEN ACCESS  

Christa L Fischer Walker and Robert E Black
Commentary: What is the role of co-morbidity in child mortality?
IJE Advance Access published on April 3, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 772-774; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp170 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Amanda M Simanek, Jennifer Beam Dowd, and Allison E Aiello
Persistent pathogens linking socioeconomic position and cardiovascular disease in the US
IJE Advance Access published on December 24, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 775-787; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn273 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Javier Nieto
Commentary: Understanding the pathophysiology of poverty
IJE Advance Access published on April 17, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 787-790; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp187 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Global Epidemiology Back

Ian J Brown, Ioanna Tzoulaki, Vanessa Candeias, and Paul Elliott
Salt intakes around the world: implications for public health
IJE Advance Access published on April 7, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 791-813; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp139 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Yu-mei Chang, Jennifer H Barrett, D Timothy Bishop, Bruce K Armstrong, Veronique Bataille, Wilma Bergman, Marianne Berwick, Paige M Bracci, J Mark Elwood, Marc S Ernstoff, Richard P Gallagher, Adèle C Green, Nelleke A Gruis, Elizabeth A Holly, Christian Ingvar, Peter A Kanetsky, Margaret R Karagas, Tim K Lee, Loïc Le Marchand, Rona M Mackie, Håkan Olsson, Anne Østerlind, Timothy R Rebbeck, Peter Sasieni, Victor Siskind, Anthony J Swerdlow, Linda Titus-Ernstoff, Michael S Zens, and Julia A Newton-Bishop
Sun exposure and melanoma risk at different latitudes: a pooled analysis of 5700 cases and 7216 controls
IJE Advance Access published on April 8, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 814-830; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp166 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   Creative Commons License OPEN ACCESS  

Methodology Back

Jane E Ferrie, Mika Kivimäki, Archana Singh-Manoux, Alison Shortt, Pekka Martikainen, Jenny Head, Michael Marmot, David Gimeno, Roberto De Vogli, Marko Elovainio, and Martin J Shipley
Non-response to baseline, non-response to follow-up and mortality in the Whitehall II cohort
IJE Advance Access published on March 5, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 831-837; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp153 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Danella M Hafeman and Sharon Schwartz
Opening the Black Box: a motivation for the assessment of mediation
IJE Advance Access published on March 4, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 838-845; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn372 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jay S Kaufman
Commentary: Gilding the black box
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 845-847; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp163 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Metabolic Syndrome Back

D De Bacquer, M Van Risseghem, E Clays, F Kittel, G De Backer, and L Braeckman
Rotating shift work and the metabolic syndrome: a prospective study
IJE Advance Access published on January 7, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 848-854; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn360 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bernt Karlsson
Commentary: Metabolic syndrome as a result of shift work exposure?
IJE Advance Access published on April 20, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 854-855; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp190 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nutrition Back

Demosthenes B Panagiotakos, Konstantina Dimakopoulou, Klea Katsouyanni, Tom Bellander, Maria Grau, Wolfgang Koenig, Timo Lanki, Riccardo Pistelli, Alexandra Schneider, and Annette Peters on behalf of the AIRGENE Study Group
Mediterranean diet and inflammatory response in myocardial infarction survivors
IJE Advance Access published on February 24, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 856-866; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp142 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cardiovascular Disease Back

Charlotte E Bolton, John R Cockcroft, Ramsey Sabit, Margaret Munnery, Carmel M McEniery, Ian B Wilkinson, Shah Ebrahim, John E Gallacher, Dennis J Shale, and Yoav Ben-Shlomo
Lung function in mid-life compared with later life is a stronger predictor of arterial stiffness in men: The Caerphilly Prospective Study
IJE Advance Access published on February 8, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 867-876; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn374 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Other Original Articles Back

David S Morrison
Homelessness as an independent risk factor for mortality: results from a retrospective cohort study
IJE Advance Access published on March 21, 2009
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 877-883; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp160 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor Back

Geraldine Mcneill, Lindsey Masson, Helen Macdonald, Paul Haggarty, Jennie Macdiarmid, Leone Craig, and Janet Kyle
Food frequency questionnaires vs diet diaries
IJE Advance Access published on December 3, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 884; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn237 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sheila Bingham, Robert Luben, Ailsa Welch, Yen Ling Low, Kay Tee Khaw, Nick Wareham, and Nick Day
Author's Response: Associations between dietary methods and biomarkers, and between fruits and vegetables and risk of ischaemic heart disease, in the EPIC Norfolk Cohort Study: response to letter by McNeill et al.
IJE Advance Access published on December 3, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 885; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn234 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Esther-Lee Marcus and Jacob Menczel
Experience of famine and bone health in post-menopausal women
IJE Advance Access published on March 5, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 886; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn010 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

FWK Chan, SYS Wong, JCS Leung, PC Leung, and J Woo
Author's Response
IJE Advance Access published on March 5, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 887; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn011 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews Back

Stanley L Engerman
A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World. Gregory Clark.
IJE Advance Access published on May 3, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 888-889; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn074 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael Langman
GI Epidemiology. Nicholas J Talley, G Richard Locke III, Yuri A Saito (eds).
IJE Advance Access published on June 26, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 889; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn137 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Erratum Back

Erratum
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 890; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp206 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SV Subramanian, Kelvyn Jones, Afamia Kaddour, and Nancy Krieger
Erratum
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2009 38: 891-894; doi:10.1093/ije/dyp209 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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