International Journal of Epidemiology

14 May 2008

Original Paper

Robert G Cumming, David Handelsman, Markus J Seibel, Helen Creasey, Philip Sambrook, Louise Waite, Vasi Naganathan, David Le Couteur, and Melisa Litchfield
Cohort profile: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP)
IJE Advance Access published on May 14, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn071
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9 May 2008

Original Paper

Ronald H Gray, Maria J Wawer, Godfrey Kigozi, and David Serwadda
Commentary: Disease modelling to inform policy on male circumcision for HIV prevention
IJE Advance Access published on May 9, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn081
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8 May 2008

Abstract Original Paper

Richard J Q McNally, Judith Rankin, Mark D F Shirley, Stephen P Rushton, and Tanja Pless-Mulloli
Space-time analysis of Down syndrome: results consistent with transient pre-disposing contagious agent
IJE Advance Access published on May 8, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn083
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Original Paper

Olle Lundberg
Commentary: Politics and public health—some conceptual considerations concerning welfare state characteristics and public health outcomes
IJE Advance Access published on May 8, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn078
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7 May 2008

Abstract Original Paper

Tom M Palmer, John R Thompson, Martin D Tobin, Nuala A Sheehan, and Paul R Burton
Adjusting for bias and unmeasured confounding in Mendelian randomization studies with binary responses
IJE Advance Access published on May 7, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn080
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Editorial

Mary Shaw
Time to move on
IJE Advance Access published on May 7, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn076
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3 May 2008

Abstract Original Paper

Edwin P Martens, Wiebe R Pestman, Anthonius de Boer, Svetlana V Belitser, and Olaf H Klungel
Systematic differences in treatment effect estimates between propensity score methods and logistic regression
IJE Advance Access published on May 3, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn079
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Book Review

Stanley L Engerman
A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World. Gregory Clark.
IJE Advance Access published on May 3, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn074
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Editorial

Sander Greenland
Multiple comparisons and association selection in general epidemiology
IJE Advance Access published on May 3, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn064
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Original Paper

D Michal Freedman
Commentary: The complexities of minimizing risks due to UV exposures
IJE Advance Access published on May 3, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn061
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2 May 2008

Original Paper

Jeroen Douwes and Neil Pearce
Commentary: The end of the hygiene hypothesis?
IJE Advance Access published on May 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn077
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Book Review

Sheila M Bird and Clive B Fairweather
War and Public Health. 2nd edition. BS Levy and VW Sidel (eds).
IJE Advance Access published on May 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn075
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Abstract Original Paper

Jennifer Beam Dowd and Allison E Aiello
Did national folic acid fortification reduce socioeconomic and racial disparities in folate status in the US?
IJE Advance Access published on May 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn066
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Abstract Diversion

Alun Evans
ET Craig: proto-socialist, phrenologist and public health engineer
IJE Advance Access published on May 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn032
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1 May 2008

Original Paper

Paul McGale and Sarah C Darby
Commentary: A dose–response relationship for radiation-induced heart disease—current issues and future prospects
IJE Advance Access published on May 1, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn067
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24 April 2008

Book Review

Stephanie J Snow
The Strange Case of the Broad Street Pump: John Snow and the Mystery of Cholera. Sandra Hempel.
IJE Advance Access published on April 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn068
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22 April 2008

Cohort Profile

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.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn072
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18 April 2008

Abstract Original Paper

Nikolaos A Patsopoulos, Evangelos Evangelou, and John PA Ioannidis
Sensitivity of between-study heterogeneity in meta-analysis: proposed metrics and empirical evaluation
IJE Advance Access published on April 18, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn065
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13 April 2008

Abstract Original Paper

Aluísio JD Barros and Andréa D Bertoldi
Out-of-pocket health expenditure in a population covered by the Family Health Program in Brazil
IJE Advance Access published on April 13, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn063
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9 April 2008

Abstract Original Paper

Cristina Rebordosa, Manolis Kogevinas, Henrik T Sørensen, and Jørn Olsen
Pre-natal exposure to paracetamol and risk of wheezing and asthma in children: A birth cohort study
IJE Advance Access published on April 9, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn070
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4 April 2008

Abstract Original Paper

Lau Caspar Thygesen, Lina Steinrud Mørch, Niels Keiding, Christoffer Johansen, and Morten Grønbæk
Use of baseline and updated information on alcohol intake on risk for breast cancer: importance of latency
IJE Advance Access published on April 4, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn060
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3 April 2008

Original Paper

John Gallacher
Commentary: Personality and health inequality: inconclusive evidence for an indirect hypothesis
IJE Advance Access published on April 3, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn062
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Abstract Original Paper

Catherine Sauvaget, Kunnambath Ramadas, Gigi Thomas, Jissa Vinoda, Somanathan Thara, and Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan
Body mass index, weight change and mortality risk in a prospective study in India
IJE Advance Access published on April 3, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn059
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28 March 2008

Original Paper

Charlotte Paul
Commentary: Hormone therapy and breast cancer incidence: did epidemiologists miss an effect on national trends?
IJE Advance Access published on March 28, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn058
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Abstract Original Paper

Nancy Krieger
Hormone therapy and the rise and perhaps fall of US breast cancer incidence rates: critical reflections
IJE Advance Access published on March 28, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn055
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26 March 2008

Original Paper

E L Franco and A R Spence
Commentary: Smoking and human papillomavirus infection: the pursuit of credibility for an epidemiologic association
IJE Advance Access published on March 26, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn057
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24 March 2008

Letter to the Editor

Reiner Hanewinkel, Susanne E Tanski, and James D Sargent
Author's Response
IJE Advance Access published on March 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn054
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Letter to the Editor

Naila Dinani, Nicola R Wood, and Iain J Robbé
Exposure to alcohol use in motion pictures and teen drinking in Germany
IJE Advance Access published on March 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn053
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20 March 2008

Letter to the Editor

Merete Osler, Mette Juhl, Rikke Lund, Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen, Margit Kriegbaum, and Ulla Christensen
Effect on response rates of stamps vs a pre-printed business reply envelope in a mailed follow-up survey among middle-aged Danish men
IJE Advance Access published on March 20, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn044
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Abstract Original Paper

Carole Hart, Alex McConnachie, Mark Upton, and Graham Watt
Risk factors in the Midspan family study by social class in childhood and adulthood
IJE Advance Access published on March 20, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn052
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Abstract Original Paper

Phillippa Cumberland, Tansy Edwards, Girum Hailu, Emma Harding-Esch, Aura Andreasen, David Mabey, and Jim Todd
The impact of community level treatment and preventative interventions on trachoma prevalence in rural Ethiopia
IJE Advance Access published on March 20, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn045
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Book Review

Eldin Fahmy
Minimum Income for Healthy Living: Older People. Morris J., Dangour A., Deeming C., Fletcher A. and Wilkinson P.
IJE Advance Access published on March 20, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dym238
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13 March 2008

Abstract Original Paper

HR Anderson, R Gupta, V Kapetanakis, MI Asher, T Clayton, CF Robertson, DP Strachan, and The ISAAC Steering Committee
International correlations between indicators of prevalence, hospital admissions and mortality for asthma in children
IJE Advance Access published on March 13, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn039
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Abstract Original Paper

Albert Espelt, Carme Borrell, Maica Rodríguez-Sanz, Carles Muntaner, M Isabel Pasarín, Joan Benach, Maartje Schaap, Anton E Kunst, and Vicente Navarro
Inequalities in health by social class dimensions in European countries of different political traditions
IJE Advance Access published on March 13, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn051
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Book Review

James Hargreaves
Unequal Lives: Health and Socioeconomic Inequalities. Hilary Graham.
IJE Advance Access published on March 13, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn043
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7 March 2008

Cohort Profile

Matthias Bopp, Adrian Spoerri, Marcel Zwahlen, Felix Gutzwiller, Fred Paccaud, Charlotte Braun-Fahrländer, André Rougemont, and Matthias Egger
Cohort Profile: The Swiss National Cohort—a longitudinal study of 6.8 million people
IJE Advance Access published on March 7, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn042
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Cohort Profile

Howard H Moffet, Nancy Adler, Dean Schillinger, Ameena T Ahmed, Barbara Laraia, Joe V Selby, Romain Neugebauer, Jennifer Y Liu, Melissa M Parker, Margaret Warton, and Andrew J Karter
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
IJE Advance Access published on March 7, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn040
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Book Review

Tom Meade
The Development Of Modern Epidemiology: Personal Reports from Those Who Were There. Walter W. Holland, Jørn Olsen, Charles Du V. Florey (eds)
IJE Advance Access published on March 7, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn037
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5 March 2008

Letter

FWK Chan, SYS Wong, JCS Leung, PC Leung, and J Woo
Authors response
IJE Advance Access published on March 5, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn011
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Letter to the Editor

Esther-Lee Marcus and Jacob Menczel
Experience of famine and bone health in post-menopausal women
IJE Advance Access published on March 5, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn010
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4 March 2008

Abstract Original Paper Dave McGeoghegan, Keith Binks, Michael Gillies, Steve Jones, and Steve Whaley The non-cancer mortality experience of male workers at British Nuclear Fuels plc, 1946–2005 IJE Advance Access published on March 4, 2008. doi:10.1093/ije/dyn018 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]     OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

3 March 2008

Cohort Profile

Paul E Norman, Leon Flicker, Osvaldo P Almeida, Graeme J Hankey, Zoë Hyde, and Konrad Jamrozik
Cohort Profile: The Health In Men Study (HIMS)
IJE Advance Access published on March 3, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn041
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Abstract Original Paper

Gregory J Londish and John M Murray
Significant reduction in HIV prevalence according to male circumcision intervention in sub-Saharan Africa
IJE Advance Access published on March 3, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn038
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Original Paper

Jay S Kaufman
Commentary: Why are we biased against bias?
IJE Advance Access published on March 3, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn035
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Abstract Original Paper

Salvatore Vaccarella, Rolando Herrero, Peter J F Snijders, Min Dai, Jaiye O Thomas, Nguyen Trong Hieu, Catterina Ferreccio, Elena Matos, Hector Posso, Silvia de Sanjosé, Hai Rim Shin, Sukhon Sukvirach, Eduardo Lazcano-Ponce, Nubia Muñoz, Chris J L M Meijer, Silvia Franceschi, and the IARC HPV Prevalence Surveys (IHPS) Study Group
Smoking and human papillomavirus infection: pooled analysis of the International Agency for Research on Cancer HPV Prevalence Surveys
IJE Advance Access published on March 3, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ije/dyn033
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