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Volume 31, Number 2, April 2002
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Editorial
A life course approach to chronic disease epidemiology: conceptual models, empirical challenges and interdisciplinary perspectives
pp. 285-293(9)
Authors: Ben-Shlomo Y.; Kuh D.

Review
Epidemiological challenges in studying the fetal origins of adult chronic disease
pp. 294-299(6)
Author: Gillman M.W.

Review
Life course epidemiology and infectious diseases
pp. 300-301(2)
Authors: Hall A.J.; Yee L.J.; Thomas S.L.

Observations throwing light on the high mortality in the county of Finnmark.
Is the high mortality today a late effect of very poor living conditions in childhood and adolescence?
pp. 302-308(7)
Author: Forsdahl A.

Commentary: Childhood deprivation and adult mortality
pp. 308-308(1)
Author: Forsdahl A.

Commentary: Components in the interpretation of the high mortality in the county of Finnmark
pp. 309-310(2)
Author: Barker D.

Salt, blood pressure and health: a cautionary tale
pp. 311-316(6)
Author: Alderman M.H.

Commentary: Evidence on salt and blood pressure is consistent and persuasive
pp. 316-319(4)
Authors: Elliott P.; Stamler J.

Commentary: Salt, blood pressure and public policy
pp. 319-320(2)
Authors: Freeman D.A.; Petitti D.B.

Commentary: Salt, blood pressure and health
pp. 320-327(8)
Authors: MacGregor G.; de Wardener H.

Commentary: Salt intake, hypertension and risk of cardiovascular disease: an important public health challenge
pp. 327-331(5)
Authors: He J.; Whelton P.K.

Response
pp. 331-332(2)
Author: Alderman M.H.

Southampton's Women: by Magda Segal
pp. 333-335(3)
Author: Segal M.

Accumulated labour market disadvantage and limiting long-term illness: data from the 1971–1991 Office for National Statistics' Longitudinal Study
pp. 336-341(6)
Authors: Bartley M.; Plewis I.

Birthweight, postnatal growth and cognitive function in a national UK birth cohort
pp. 342-348(7)
Authors: Richards M.; Hardy R.; Kuh D.; Wadsworth M.E.

Mother's age and daughter's fecundity. An epidemiological analysis of late 19th to early 20th century family reconstitutions
pp. 349-358(10)
Authors: Smits L.J.; Zielhuis G.A.; Jongbloet P.H.; Van Poppel F.W.

Socioeconomic status in childhood and the lifetime risk of major depression
pp. 359-367(9)
Authors: Gilman S.E.; Kawachi I.; Fitzmaurice G.M.; Buka S.L.

Infant mortality at time of birth and cause-specific adult mortality among residents of the region of Madrid born elsewhere in Spain
pp. 368-374(7)
Authors: Regidor E.; Gutiérrez-Fisac J.L.; Calle M.E.; Navarro P.; Domínguez V.

A population-based case-control study for examining early life influences on geographical variation in adult mortality in England and Wales using stomach cancer and stroke as examples
pp. 375-382(8)
Authors: Maheswaran R.; Strachan D.P.; Dodgeon B.; Best N.G.

Leg and trunk length at 43 years in relation to childhood health, diet and family circumstances; evidence from the 1946 national birth cohort
pp. 383-390(8)
Authors: Wadsworth M.; Hardy R.; Paul A.; Marshall S.; Cole T.

Commentary: Can adult anthropometry be used as a ‘biomarker’ for prenatal and childhood exposures?
pp. 390-394(5)
Author: Gunnell D.

Life course socioeconomic conditions and adult psychosocial functioning
pp. 395-403(9)
Authors: Harper S.; Lynch J.; Hsu W-L.; Everson S.A.; Hillemeier M.M.; Raghunathan T.E.; Salonen J.T.; Kaplan G.A.

Commentary: Childhood socioeconomic status, life course pathways and adult mental health
pp. 403-404(2)
Author: Gilman S.E.

Prenatal factors, childhood growth trajectories and age at menarche
pp. 405-412(8)
Authors: Silva I.d.S.; De Stavola B.L.; Mann V.; Kuh D.; Hardy R.; Wadsworth M.E.

Fetal environment and subsequent obesity: a study of maternal smoking
pp. 413-419(7)
Authors: Power C.; Jefferis B.J.

Commentary: Maternal smoking during pregnancy and obesity in the offspring
pp. 420-421(2)
Author: van der Meulen J.

Estimating causal effects
pp. 422-438(17)
Authors: Maldonado G.; Greenland S.

Commentary: Counterfactuals: help or hindrance?
pp. 429-430(2)
Author: Dawid A.

Commentary: Estimating causal effects
pp. 431-432(2)
Authors: Kaufman J.S.; Kaufman S.

Commentary: Population versus individual level causal effects
pp. 432-434(3)
Authors: Elwert F.; Winship C.

Commentary: Estimating causal effects
pp. 434-435(2)
Author: Shafer G.

Response: Defining and estimating causal effects
pp. 435-438(4)
Authors: Maldonado G.; Greenland S.

Reproducibility of skin characteristic measurements and reported sun exposure history
pp. 439-446(8)
Authors: Rosso S.; Miñarro R.; Schraub S.; Tumino R.; Franceschi S.; Zanetti R.

Commentary: Reproducibility of skin characteristic measurements and reported sun exposure history
pp. 446-448(3)
Author: Fortes C.

How well do antenatal clinic (ANC) attendees represent the general population? A comparison of HIV prevalence from ANC sentinel surveillance sites with a population-based survey of women aged 15–49 in Cambodia
pp. 449-455(7)
Authors: Saphonn V.; Hor L.B.; Ly S.P.; Chhuon S.; Saidel T.; Detels R.

Use of period analysis for providing more up-to-date estimates of long-term survival rates: empirical evaluation among 370 000 cancer patients in Finland
pp. 456-462(7)
Authors: Brenner H.; Söderman B.; Hakulinen T.

A nomogram for single-stage cluster-sample surveys in a community for estimation of a prevalence rate
pp. 463-467(5)
Authors: Kumar R.; Indrayan A.

Gastric cancer mortality in the spouses of patients who died from gastric cancer
pp. 468-472(5)
Authors: Nanni O.; Zoffoli G.; Scarpi E.; Bucchi L.; Lauriola P.; Cislaghi C.; Amadori D.

Commentary: Preventable causes of gastric cancer may also operate in adult life
pp. 472-473(2)
Author: Coggon D.

Risk of first non-fatal myocardial infarction negatively associated with olive oil consumption: a case-control study in Spain
pp. 474-480(7)
Authors: Fernández-Jarne E.; Martínez-Losa E.; Prado-Santamaría M.; Brugarolas-Brufau C.; Serrano-Martínez M.; Martínez-González M.

Commentary: Is olive oil a key ingredient in the Mediterranean recipe for health?
pp. 481-482(2)
Author: Ness A.

Self-reported asthma symptoms in children and adults of Bangladesh: findings of the National Asthma Prevalence Study
pp. 483-488(6)
Authors: Hassan M.R.; Kabir A.L.; Mahmud A.M.; Rahman F.; Hossain M.A.; Bennoor K.S.; Amin M.R.; Rahman M.M.

Commentary: Does the ‘hygiene hypothesis' provide an explanation for the relatively low prevalence of asthma in Bangladesh?
pp. 488-489(2)
Authors: Braun-Fahrländer C.

Analysis of the geographical distribution of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in France between 1992 and 1998
pp. 490-495(6)
Authors: d'Aignaux J.H.; Cousens S.N.; Delasnerie-Lauprêtre N.; Brandel J-P.; Salomon D.; Laplanche J-L.; Hauw J-J.; Alpérovitch A.

Commentary: Geographical distribution of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in France
pp. 495-496(2)
Author: Kulldorff M.

The Mad Cow Talks Back
pp. 497-497(1)
Author: Shapcott J.

Heterocopulative Syndrome: Clinico-Pathologic Correlation in 260 Cases
pp. 498-499(2)
Author: Scarce M.

Miscellaneous
How to Have Theory in an Epidemic: Cultural Chronicles of AIDS.
Paula Treichler. Durham NC: Duke University Press, 1999, pp.496, Cloth US$64.95. ISBN: 0-8223-2286-2; Paperback US$23.95. ISBN: 0-8223-2318-4.
pp. 500-501(2)
Author: Patton C.

Miscellaneous
Smearing the Queer: Medical Bias in the Health Care of Gay Men.
Michael Scarce. Binghampton, NY: Harrington Park Press, 1999, pp.183, US$19.95. ISBN: 1560239263.
pp. 501-503(3)
Author: Meyer I.H.

Book Review
Quantitative Methods for the Evaluation of Cancer Screening.
SW Duffy, C Hill, J Esteve (eds). London: Edward Arnold Ltd, OUP, 2001, pp.156, £40. ISBN 0-340-74125-2.
pp. 504-504(1)
Author: Miller A.B.

Book Review
Poverty: A Study of Town Life. Centennial edition.
B Seebohm Rowntree (ed.). Bristol: The Policy Press, 2000, pp.436. £16.99, ISBN: 1 86134 202 0.
pp. 505-506(2)
Author: Dorling D.

Book Review
Bayesian Survival Analysis.
JG Ibrahim, M-H Chen, D Sinha. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong: Springer Verlag, 2001, pp.479, ISBN: 0-387-95277-2.
pp. 505-505(1)
Author: May M.

Book Review
Epidemiology of Pain.
IK Crombie, PR Croft, SJ Linton, L LeResche, M Von Korff (eds). Seattle, WA: IAS Press, 1999, pp.332. ISBN 0-931092-25-6.
pp. 506-507(2)
Author: Higginson I.J.

Book Review
Molecular Epidemiology. A Practical Approach.
M Carrington, AR Hoelzel (eds). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001, pp.243, £32.50.
pp. 507-508(2)
Authors: O'Dell S.

Author's response
pp. 509-509(1)
Author: Bhutta Z.A.

Author's response
pp. 511-513(3)
Authors: White E.; Pineda M.

Authors' response to Commentaries on Outcomes in Occupational Cancer Epidemiology
pp. 513-514(2)
Authors: Swaen G.M.; Van Amelsvoort L.G.

Bulletin Board
pp. 515-516(2)

News
pp. 517-517(1)

Spotlight
pp. 518-520(3)

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