International Journal of Epidemiology

‘Mendelian randomization’: can genetic epidemiology contribute to understanding environmental determinants of disease?
pp. 1-22(22)
Authors: George Davey Smith; Shah Ebrahim

Race, genes, and health—new wine in old bottles?
pp. 23-25(3)
Author: R.S. Cooper

Commentary: Race, genetics, and disease— in search of a middle ground
pp. 26-28(3)
Author: A.J. Karter

The genome sequence is a jazz score
pp. 29-31(3)
Author: M. Porta

Elie Metschnikoff and his theory of an ‘instinct de la mort’
pp. 32-34(3)
Author: A. Cochrane

Commentary on Cochrane AL (1934). Elie Metschnikoff and his theory of an ‘instinct de la vie’
pp. 34-35(2)
Author: M. Aveline

Commentary: Early thoughts on death, disease and sex
pp. 36-36(1)
Author: H. Thomas

Nerves 1974/5
pp. 37-37(1)
Author: D. Brand

Reproductive factors and familial predisposition for breast cancer by age 50 years. A case-control-family study for assessing main effects and possible gene–environment interaction
pp. 38-48(11)
Authors: H. Becher; S. Schmidt; J. Chang-Claude

Commentary: Case-control-family designs: a paradigm for future epidemiology research?
pp. 48-50(3)
Author: John L Hopper

The detection of gene–environment interaction for continuous traits: should we deal with measurement error by bigger studies or better measurement?
pp. 51-57(7)
Authors: M. Wong; N. Day; J. Luan; K. Chan; N. Wareham

Commentary: Balancing quantity and quality when designing epidemiological studies
pp. 58-59(2)
Author: A. Phillips

Polymorphisms in CYP1A1, GSTM1, GSTT1 and lung cancer below the age of 45 years
pp. 60-63(4)
Authors: A. Haugen; J. Seidegard; A. Hirvonen; R.C. Strange; K. Husgafvel-Pursiainen; I. Stucker; I. Kalina; J. To-Figueras; P. Kremers; S. Garte; L. Le Marchand; S. London; A. Rannug; M. Romkes; B. Schoket; E. Taioli; L. Gaspari; S. Benhamou; P. Boffetta; J. Brockmoller; D. Butkiewicz; I. Cascorbi; M. Clapper; V. Dolzan

Relation of plasma folate and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T polymorphism to colorectal adenomas
pp. 64-66(3)
Authors: T. Marugame; E. Tsuji; C. Kiyohara; H. Eguchi; T. Oda; K. Shinchi; S. Kono

Commentary: Colon cancer, folate and genetic status
pp. 67-70(4)
Author: U.B. Fallon

Family history, longevity, and risk of coronary heart disease: the PRIME Study
pp. 71-77(7)
Authors: P. Ducimetière; J. Yarnell; S. Yu; C. Patterson; F. Cambien; D. Arveiler; P. Amouyel; J. Ferrières; G. Luc; A. Evans

The association between body height and coronary heart disease among Finnish twins and singletons
pp. 78-82(5)
Authors: K. Silventoinen; J. Kaprio; M. Koskenvuo; E. Lahelma

Diverging associations of maternal age with low birthweight for black and white mothers
pp. 83-90(8)
Authors: J.W. Rich-Edwards; S.L. Buka; R.T. Brennan; F. Earls

Commentary: Weathering Chicago
pp. 90-91(2)
Author: Arline T Geronimus

Termination of breastfeeding after 12 months of age due to a new pregnancy and other causes is associated with increased mortality in Guinea-Bissau
pp. 92-96(5)
Authors: M. Jakobsen; M. Sodemann; K. Mølbak; I. Alvarenga; J. Nielsen; P. Aaby

Commentary: Breastfeeding and child health, growth, and survival
pp. 96-98(3)
Author: M. Kramer

The study of infectious intestinal disease in England: what risk factors for presentation to general practice tell us about potential for selection bias in case-control studies of reported cases of diarrhoea
pp. 99-105(7)
Authors: C.C. Tam; L.C. Rodrigues; S.J. O’Brien

The survival benefit of measles immunization may not be explained entirely by the prevention of measles disease: a community study from rural Bangladesh
pp. 106-116(11)
Authors: P. Aaby; A. Bhuiya; L. Nahar; K. Knudsen; A. de Francisco; M. Strong

Commentary: Non-specific effects of measles vaccine—more grist for the mill
pp. 116-117(2)
Author: P.E. Fine

Mortality of hepatitis B surface antigen-positive blood donors in England and Wales
pp. 118-124(7)
Authors: P.D. Crook; M.E. Jones; A.J. Hall

Stability of plasma analytes after delayed separation of whole blood: implications for epidemiological studies
pp. 125-130(6)
Authors: S. Clark; L.D. Youngman; A. Palmer; S. Parish; R. Peto; R. Collins

A cluster randomized trial of a sex education programme in Belize, Central America
pp. 131-136(6)
Authors: A.L.C. Martiniuk; K.S. O’Connor; W.D. King

Commentary: Sex education interventions: increasing knowledge is only a first step
pp. 136-137(2)
Author: A. Graham

Distribution and determinants of sedentary lifestyles in the European Union
pp. 138-146(9)
Authors: José J Varo; Miguel A Martínez-González; Jokin de Irala-Estévez; John Kearney; Michael Gibney; J Alfredo Martínez

Is body mass index a risk factor for motor vehicle driver injury? A cohort study with prospective and retrospective outcomes
pp. 147-149(3)
Authors: Gary Whitlock; Robyn Norton; Taane Clark; Rodney Jackson; Stephen MacMahon

Bone mineral density in postmenopausal Caucasian, Filipina, and Hispanic women
pp. 150-156(7)
Authors: D.J. Morton; E. Barrett-Connor; D. Kritz-Silverstein; D.L. Wingard; D.L. Schneider

A new tool for malaria prevention?: Results of a trial of permethrin-impregnated bedsheets (shukas) in an area of unstable transmission
pp. 157-160(4)
Authors: K. Macintyre; S. Sosler; F. Letipila; M. Lochigan; S. Hassig; S.A. Omar; J. Githure

Is all-cause mortality a useful epidemiological endpoint in vaccine trials? An example of BCG (Bacille-Calmette-Guerine)
pp. 161-162(2)
Author: Z. Kabir

Position on the moped, risk of head injury and helmet use: an example of confounding effect
pp. 162-164(3)
Authors: P. Lardelli-Claret; J.D.D. Luna-Del-Castillo; J.J. Jiménez-Moleón

WHO leads global effort on systematic reviews
pp. 164-165(2)
Authors: J Villar; AP Betrán; AM Gülmezoglu; L Say

Statistics at Square One. 10th Edition.

Basic Statistics and Epidemiology: A Practical Guide.

Analyzing Medical Data Using S-PLUS.

Nonlinear Models in Medical Statistics.
pp. 168-a-169(2)
Author: Margaret May

Démographie: Analyse et Synthèse.

Caselli G, Vallin J, Wunsch G (eds). Paris: Institut National d’Études Demographique. Vol. I La Dynamique des Populations, 2001, pp. 550, 45.73 ISBN: 2 7332 2011 X; Vol. II Les Déterminants de la Fécondité, 2002, pp. 460, 38.00 ISBN: 2 7332 2012 8.

Epidemiological Studies: A Practical Guide.

Courses, meetings and conferences listed
pp. 170-171(2)

Spotlight
pp. 172-175(4)