International Journal of Epidemiology

Randomization, trials and tribulations
pp. 901-901(1)
Author: Shah Ebrahim

Suicide by intentional ingestion of pesticides: a continuing tragedy in developing countries
pp. 902-909(8)
Authors: David Gunnell; Michael Eddleston

The Doctor’s Dilemma
pp. 910-915(6)
Author: George Bernard Shaw

Commentary: The Doctor’s Dilemma: a response
pp. 915-916(2)
Author: Liam Donaldson

Commentary: A very Fabian dilemma
pp. 916-917(2)
Author: Julian Tudor Hart

Commentary: Bernard Shaw’s dilemma: marked by mortality
pp. 918-919(2)
Author: Sally Peters

Commentary: Shaw’s critique of health care is still valid
pp. 919-921(3)
Author: K Srinath Reddy

Fisher and Bradford Hill: theory and pragmatism?
pp. 922-924(3)
Author: Iain Chalmers

Fisher, Bradford Hill, and randomization
pp. 925-928(4)
Author: Peter Armitage

Fisher and Bradford Hill: their personal impact
pp. 929-931(3)
Author: Richard Doll

Rigorous uncertainty: why RA Fisher is important
pp. 932-937(6)
Author: Harry M Marks

RA Fisher, statistician and geneticist extraordinary: a personal view
pp. 938-942(5)
Author: Walter Bodmer

Spies, magicians, and Enid Blyton: how they can help improve clinical trials
pp. 943-944(2)
Author: Julie Milton

Fisher and Bradford Hill: a discussion
pp. 945-948(4)

Childhood
pp. 949-949(1)
Author: Mary Shaw

The associations of social class and social stratification with patterns of general and mental health in a Spanish population
pp. 950-958(9)
Authors: Carles Muntaner; Carme Borrell; Joan Benach; M Isabel Pasarín; Esteve Fernandez

Commentary: Relating social structure and health
pp. 958-960(3)
Author: M Bartley

Antidepressant medication use and breast cancer risk: a case-control study
pp. 961-966(6)
Authors: Allan Steingart; Michelle Cotterchio; Nancy Kreiger; Margaret Sloan

Commentary: Antidepressants and breast cancer risk
pp. 966-967(2)
Author: K McPherson

Contribution of adolescent and early adult personality to the inverse association between education and cardiovascular risk behaviours: prospective population-based cohort study
pp. 968-975(8)
Authors: Laura Pulkki; Mika Kivimäki; Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen; Marko Elovainio; Marketta Leino; Jorma Viikari

Commentary: Personality and the socioeconomic–health gradient
pp. 975-977(3)
Authors: Richie Poulton; Avshalom Caspi

Morbidity profile and its relationship with disability and psychological distress among elderly people in Northern India
pp. 978-987(10)
Authors: Kamlesh Joshi; Rajesh Kumar; Ajit Avasthi

Commentary: Disability amongst elderly people world-wide: the need for multi-dimensional health assessment
pp. 988-989(2)
Author: Rowan H Harwood

Vital exhaustion as a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and all-cause mortality in a community sample. A prospective study of 4084 men and 5479 women in the Copenhagen City Heart Study
pp. 990-997(8)
Authors: Eva Prescott; Claus Holst; Morten Grønbæk; Peter Schnohr; Gorm Jensen; John Barefoot

Commentary: What should we make of associations between vital exhaustion and heart disease?
pp. 997-999(3)
Authors: John Macleod; Doug Carroll

Smoking at age 18–20 and suicide during 26 years of follow-up—how can the association be explained?
pp. 1000-1004(5)
Authors: Tomas Hemmingsson; David Kriebel

Commentary: Questionable premises, overadjustment, and a smoking/suicide association in younger adult men
pp. 1005-1006(2)
Author: Bruce Leistikow

Suicides after the 1999 Taiwan earthquake
pp. 1007-1014(8)
Authors: Yiing-Jenq Chou; Nicole Huang; Cheng-Hua Lee; Shu-Ling Tsai; Jen-Huoy Tsay; Long-Shen Chen; Pesus Chou

Health inequalities in the workforce: the labour market core–periphery structure
pp. 1015-1021(7)
Authors: P Virtanen; V Liukkonen; J Vahtera; M Kivimäki; M Koskenvuo

The association between state income inequality and worse health is not confounded by race
pp. 1022-1028(7)
Authors: SV Subramanian; Ichiro Kawachi

Commentary: Plugging leaks and repelling boarders—where to next for the SS Income Inequality?
pp. 1029-1036(8)
Authors: John Lynch; Sam Harper; George Davey Smith

Response: In defence of the income inequality hypothesis
pp. 1037-1040(4)
Authors: SV Subramanian; Ichiro Kawachi

Predicting the distribution of under-five deaths by cause in countries without adequate vital registration systems
pp. 1041-1051(11)
Authors: Saul S Morris; Robert E Black; Lana Tomaskovic

Commentary: Estimating the causes of child deaths
pp. 1052-1053(2)
Author: Alan D Lopez

A comparison of a food frequency questionnaire with a 24-hour recall for use in an epidemiological cohort study: results from the biomarker-based Observing Protein and Energy Nutrition (OPEN) study
pp. 1054-1062(9)
Authors: Arthur Schatzkin; Victor Kipnis; Raymond J Carroll; Douglas Midthune; Amy F Subar; Sheila Bingham; Dale A Schoeller; Richard P Troiano; Laurence S Freedman

Commentary: An OPEN assessment of dietary measurement errors
pp. 1062-1063(2)
Authors: Martyn Plummer; Rudolf Kaaks

Comparison of time series and case-crossover analyses of air pollution and hospital admission data
pp. 1064-1070(7)
Authors: Karen Y Fung; Daniel Krewski; Yue Chen; Rick Burnett; Sabit Cakmak

Commentary: Comparison of time series and case-crossover analyses of air pollution and hospital admission data
pp. 1071-1071(1)
Author: Shakoor Hajat

Efficiency of two-phase designs for prevalence estimation
pp. 1072-1078(7)
Author: R McNamee

Commentary: Two-phase surveys. A death is announced; no flowers please
pp. 1078-1080(3)
Author: Martin Prince

Estonia 1989–2000: enormous increase in mortality differences by education
pp. 1081-1087(7)
Authors: Mall Leinsalu; Denny Vågerö; Anton E Kunst

Commentary: Winners and losers
pp. 1087-1088(2)
Author: Martin McKee

Education, income, and functional limitation transitions among American adults: contrasting onset and progression
pp. 1089-1097(9)
Authors: Zachary Zimmer; James S House

Effect of zinc supplementation on growth in West African children: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial in rural Burkina Faso
pp. 1098-1102(5)
Authors: O Müller; M Garenne; P Reitmaier; A Baltussen van Zweeden; B Kouyate; H Becher

Commentary: Zinc and child growth
pp. 1103-1104(2)
Author: Kenneth H Brown

Negative relationships between growth in height and levels of cholesterol in puberty: a 3-year follow-up study
pp. 1105-1110(6)
Authors: Katsuyasu Kouda; Harunobu Nakamura; WenYing Fan; Hiroichi Takeuchi

Commentary: The association between height growth and cholesterol levels during puberty: implications for adult health
pp. 1110-1111(2)
Authors: Rebecca Hardy; Claudia Langenberg

Case-control studies of screening should carry a health warning. Response
pp. 1112-1112(1)
Authors: Margaret Hoffman; Lynn Rosenberg; Samuel Shapiro

Creating the National Health Service: Aneurin Bevan and the Medical Lords.
pp. 1121-1122(2)
Author: Julian Tudor Hart

A Life Course Approach to Women’s Health.
pp. 1122-1123(2)
Author: John Lynch

Foundations for Health Improvement: Productive Epidemiological Public Health Research 1919–1998.
pp. 1123-1125(3)
Author: Stephen Leeder

Media and Health.
pp. 1123-1123(1)
Author: Hannah Johnson

Prevention Effectiveness: A Guide to Decision Analysis and Economic Evaluation, 2nd Edn.
pp. 1125-1126(2)
Author: Marcel Zwahlen

Books Received
pp. 1127-1127(1)