International Journal of Epidemiology

Where now for meta-analysis?
pp. 1-5(5)
Authors: Egger M.; Ebrahim S.; Smith G.D.

Systematic reviews in epidemiology: why are we so far behind?
pp. 6-12(7)
Author: Dickersin K.

Civilization and peptic ulcer
pp. 13-17(5)
Authors: Susser M.; Stein Z.

Commentary: Civilization and peptic ulcer 40 years on
pp. 18-21(4)
Authors: Susser M.; Stein Z.

Commentary: Helicobacter as the ‘environmental factor’ in Susser and Stein's cohort theory of peptic ulcer disease
pp. 21-22(2)
Author: Marshall B.

Commentary: The unresolved mystery of birth-cohort phenomena in gastroenterology
pp. 23-26(4)
Authors: Sonnenberg A.; Cucino C.; Bauerfeind P.

Commentary: Peptic ulcer, Susser and Stein and the cohort phenomenon
pp. 27-28(2)
Author: Langman M.

Commentary: Peptic ulcer and its discontents
pp. 29-33(5)
Author: Levenstein S.

Zena Stein, Mervyn Susser and epidemiology: observation, causation and action
pp. 34-37(4)
Authors: Smith G.D.; Susser E.

The evolving HIV epidemic in South Africa
pp. 37-40(4)
Authors: Karim Q.A.; Karim S.S.A.

From Susser's causal paradigms to social justice in Australia?
pp. 40-45(6)
Author: Stanley F.

Health rights for women in the age of AIDS
pp. 45-48(4)
Author: Susser I.

Two lives, three legs, one journey: a retrospective appreciation of Zena Stein and Mervyn Susser
pp. 49-53(5)
Authors: Oppenheimer G.M.; Rosner D.

Genomic sequencing in the service of human rights
pp. 53-58(6)
Authors: Owens K.N.; Harvey-Blankenship M.; King M-C.

Homocyst(e)ine and cardiovascular disease: a systematic review of the evidence with special emphasis on case-control studies and nested case-control studies
pp. 59-70(12)
Authors: Ford E.S.; Smith S.J.; Stroup D.F.; Steinberg K.K.; Mueller P.W.; Thacker S.B.

Commentary: An updated review of the published studies of homocysteine and cardiovascular disease
pp. 70-71(2)
Author: Clarke R.

Can we individualize the ‘number needed to treat’? An empirical study of summary effect measures in meta-analyses
pp. 72-76(5)
Authors: Furukawa T.A.; Guyatt G.H.; Griffith L.E.

Commentary: Relative treatment effects are consistent across the spectrum of underlying risks usually
pp. 76-77(2)
Author: McAlister F.A.

Meat and dairy food consumption and breast cancer: a pooled analysis of cohort studies
pp. 78-85(8)
Authors: Goldbohm R.A.; Missmer S.A.; Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A.; Graham S.; Smith-Warner S.A.; Kushi L.H.; Hunter D.J.; Spiegelman D.; Miller A.B.; Yaun S-S.; Potter J.D.; Adami H-O.; Rohan T.E.; Beeson W.L.; van den Brandt P.A.; Speizer F.E.; Toniolo P.; Fraser G.E.; Freudenheim J.L.; Willett W.C.; Wolk A.

Commentary: Improving pooled analyses in epidemiology
pp. 86-87(2)
Author: Friedenreich C.M.

Asymmetric funnel plots and publication bias in meta-analyses of diagnostic accuracy
pp. 88-95(8)
Authors: Song F.; Khan K.S.; Dinnes J.; Sutton A.J.

Being sceptical about meta-analyses: a Bayesian perspective on magnesium trials in myocardial infarction
pp. 96-104(9)
Authors: Higgins J.P.; Spiegelhalter D.J.

Commentary: Biostatistics, biological mechanisms and Bayes: lessons from the magnesium trials
pp. 105-106(2)
Author: Woods K.

Effects of adjusting for censoring on meta-analyses of time-to-event outcomes
pp. 107-111(5)
Authors: Vale C.L.; Tierney J.F.; Stewart L.A.

Searching the Literatura Latino Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS) database improves systematic reviews
pp. 112-114(3)
Authors: Clark O.A.C.; Castro A.A.

Direction and impact of language bias in meta-analyses of controlled trials: empirical study
pp. 115-123(9)
Authors: Jüni P.; Holenstein F.; Sterne J.; Bartlett C.; Egger M.

Commentary: Searching for trials for systematic reviews: what difference does it make?
pp. 123-124(2)
Author: Clarke M.

Number and size of randomized trials reported in general health care journals from 1948 to 1997
pp. 125-127(3)
Authors: McDonald S.; Westby M.; Clarke M.; Lefebvre C.

Sources of variation of Helicobacter pylori treatment success in adults worldwide: a meta-analysis
pp. 128-139(12)
Authors: Fischbach L.A.; Goodman K.J.; Feldman M.; Aragaki C.

Meta-analyses involving cross-over trials: methodological issues
pp. 140-149(10)
Authors: Elbourne D.R.; Altman D.G.; Higgins J.P.; Curtin F.; Worthington H.V.; Vail A.

Development of a highly sensitive search strategy for the retrieval of reports of controlled trials using PubMed
pp. 150-153(4)
Authors: Robinson K.A.; Dickersin K.

Effects of systematic exposure assessment errors in partially ecologic case-control studies
pp. 154-160(7)
Authors: Björk J.; Strömberg U.

Commentary: Does the spectre of ecologic bias haunt epidemiology?
pp. 161-162(2)
Author: Webster T.

Fallibility in estimating direct effects
pp. 163-165(3)
Authors: Cole S.R.; Hernán M.A.

Commentary: Estimating direct and indirect effects—fallible in theory, but in the real world?
pp. 166-167(2)
Author: Blakely T.

Validity and repeatability of the EPIC-Norfolk Physical Activity Questionnaire
pp. 168-174(7)
Authors: Wareham N.J.; Jakes R.W.; Rennie K.L.; Mitchell J.; Hennings S.; Day N.E.

Usefulness of a dispensary-based case-control study for assessing morbidity impact of a treated net programme
pp. 175-180(6)
Authors: Abdulla S.; Schellenberg J.A.; Mukasa O.; Lengeler C.

The Polio Model. Does it apply to polio?
pp. 181-186(6)
Authors: Nielsen N.M.; Aaby P.; Wohlfahrt J.; Mølbak K.; Melbye M.

Commentary: The Polio Model—Does it apply for polio?
pp. 187-188(2)
Author: Andrus J.K.

Climatic, reservoir and occupational variables and the transmission of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in China
pp. 189-193(5)
Authors: Bi P.; Tong S.; Donald K.; Parton K.; Ni J.

Risk factors for trachoma in Mali
pp. 194-201(8)
Authors: Schémann J-F.; Sacko D.; Malvy D.; Momo G.; Traore L.; Bore O.; Coulibaly S.; Banou A.

Risk factors of invasive cervical cancer in Mali
pp. 202-209(8)
Authors: Meijer C.J.; Bayo S.; Bosch F.X.; de Sanjosé S.; Muñoz N.; Combita A.L.; Coursaget P.; Diaz M.; Dolo A.; van den Brule A.J.

Brain cancer and occupational exposure to magnetic fields among men: results from a Canadian population-based case-control study
pp. 210-217(8)
Authors: Villeneuve P.J.; Agnew D.A.; Johnson K.C.; Mao Y.

Rural-to-urban migration and cardiovascular disease risk factors in young Guatemalan adults
pp. 218-226(9)
Authors: Torun B.; Stein A.D.; Schroeder D.; Grajeda R.; Conlisk A.; Rodriguez M.; Mendez H.; Martorell R.

Inverse relationship between urinary markers of animal protein intake and blood pressure in Chinese: results from the WHO Cardiovascular Diseases and Alimentary Comparison (CARDIAC) Study
pp. 227-233(7)
Authors: Liu L.; Ikeda K.; Yamori Y.

Diabetes in a Caribbean population: epidemiological profile and implications
pp. 234-239(6)
Authors: Hennis A.; Wu S-Y.; Nemesure B.; Li X.; Leske M.C.

Distribution of blood pressure, body mass index and smoking habits in the urban population of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and associations with socioeconomic status
pp. 240-247(8)
Authors: Bovet P.; Ross A.G.; Gervasoni J-P.; Mkamba M.; Mtasiwa D.M.; Lengeler C.; Whiting D.; Paccaud F.

Psychological distress as a risk factor for coronary heart disease in the Whitehall II Study
pp. 248-255(8)
Authors: Stansfeld S.A.; Fuhrer R.; Shipley M.J.; Marmot M.G.

Commentary: Psychological distress: a matter of hearts and minds
pp. 256-256(1)
Author: Berkman L.F.

Socioeconomic inequalities in all-cause and specific-cause mortality in Australia: 1985–1987 and 1995–1997
pp. 257-258(2)
Authors: Hayes L.; Hayes L.; Turrell G.; Mathers C.

It Ain't Necessarily So: How Media Make and Unmake the Scientific Picture of Reality.
pp. 259-260(2)
Author: Kaufman J.S.

Social capital, class gender and race conflict, and population health: an essay review of Bowling Alone‘s implications for social epidemiology
pp. 261-267(7)
Authors: Muntaner C.; Lynch J.

‘The Battle for Health'. A Political History of the Socialist Medical Association, 1930–51.
pp. 268-268(1)
Author: Hart J.T.

The Geographical Structure of Epidemics.
pp. 269-270(2)
Author: Dorling D.

Island Epidemics.
pp. 269-270(2)
Author: Thomas R.

Biometrika One Hundred Years
pp. 269-269(1)
Author: Senn S.

Mental Health Outcome Measures
pp. 271-272(2)
Author: Lewis G.

The Desktop Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine
pp. 272-273(2)
Author: Ebrahim S.

Regulating Medicines in Europe: competition, expertise and public health
pp. 272-272(1)
Author: Martin R.M.

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