International Journal of Epidemiology

Colds, international policy and inequalities
pp. 233-234(2)
Author: Shah Ebrahim

Observations, predictions and decisions—assessing cardiovascular risk assessment
pp. 235-239(5)
Author: Hans-Werner Hense

Public health and epidemiological research: a blind spot among the European Union priorities?
pp. 240-242(3)
Author: Rodolfo Saracci

Clinical trial of patulin in the common cold
pp. 243-246(4)
Author: Report of the Patulin Clinical Trials Committee Medical Research Council

Commentary: Unbiased divination, unbiased evidence, and the patulin clinical trial
pp. 247-251(5)
Authors: Ted J Kaptchuk; Catherine E Kerr

Commentary: MRC Patulin trial
pp. 252-252(1)
Author: Ian Sutherland

Commentary: The 1944 patulin trial: the first properly controlled multicentre trial conducted under the aegis of the British Medical Research Council
pp. 253-260(8)
Authors: Iain Chalmers; Mike Clarke

A Consumer's Report
pp. 261-261(1)
Author: Peter Porter

Inequality and leprosy in Northeast Brazil: an ecological study
pp. 262-269(8)
Authors: Ligia Regina Sansigolo Kerr-Pontes; Ana Cláudia Dorta Montenegro; Maurício Lima Barreto; Guilherme Loureiro Werneck; Hermann Feldmeier

Commentary: Leprosy and poverty
pp. 269-270(2)
Author: Diana NJ Lockwood

A matter of life and breath: childhood socioeconomic status is related to young adult pulmonary function in the CARDIA study
pp. 271-278(8)
Authors: Benita Jackson; Laura D Kubzansky; Sheldon Cohen; Scott Weiss; Rosalind J Wright

Socioeconomic status and risk of infant death. A population-based study of trends in Norway, 1967–1998
pp. 279-288(10)
Authors: Annett Arntzen; Sven Ove Samuelsen; Leiv S Bakketeig; Camilla Stoltenberg

Social class differences in coronary heart disease in middle-aged British men: implications for prevention
pp. 289-296(8)
Authors: Jonathan R Emberson; Peter H Whincup; Richard W Morris; Mary Walker

Commentary: Risk factors or social causes?
pp. 297-298(2)
Author: Michael Marmot

Health inequalities in Korea: age- and sex-specific educational differences in the 10 leading causes of death
pp. 299-308(10)
Authors: Young-Ho Khang; John W Lynch; George A Kaplan

Commentary: Why the educational effect is so strong in differentials of mortality in Korea?
pp. 308-310(3)
Author: Mia Son

Population health and income inequality: new evidence from Israeli time-series analysis
pp. 311-317(7)
Author: Amir Shmueli

Commentary: The contingencies of income inequality and health: reflections on the Canadian Experience
pp. 318-319(2)
Authors: Nancy A Ross; John Lynch

Bridging the gap in life expectancy of the aborigines in Taiwan
pp. 320-327(8)
Authors: Chi Pang Wen; Shan P Tsai; Yaw-Tang Shih; Wen-Shen Isabella Chung

The metabolic syndrome and associated lifestyle factors among South Korean adults
pp. 328-336(9)
Authors: Hye Soon Park; Sang Woo Oh; Sung-Il Cho; Woong Hwan Choi; Young Soel Kim

Incidence of acute nerve function impairment and reactions in leprosy: a prospective cohort analysis after 5 years of follow-up
pp. 337-343(7)
Authors: Jan H Richardus; Peter G Nicholls; Richard P Croft; Stephen G Withington; W Cairns S Smith

Application of lot quality assurance sampling for leprosy elimination monitoring—examination of some critical factors
pp. 344-348(5)
Authors: MD Gupte; BN Murthy; K Mahmood; S Meeralakshmi; B Nagaraju; R Prabhakaran

Commentary: Strategic surveillance—key to attainment of leprosy control and elimination goals at the local level
pp. 349-350(2)
Authors: Nina Marano; Brian Plikaytis

Transmission of tuberculosis in a high incidence urban community in South Africa
pp. 351-357(7)
Authors: Suzanne Verver; Robin M Warren; Zahn Munch; Emilia Vynnycky; Paul D van Helden; Madalene Richardson; Gian D van der Spuy; Donald A Enarson; Martien W Borgdorff; Marcel A Behr; Nulda Beyers

Pertussis in Poland
pp. 358-365(8)
Authors: Anna Gzyl; Ewa Augustynowicz; Daniel Rabczenko; Grzegorz Gniadek; Janusz Slusarczyk

Commentary: Is pertussis disease increasing?
pp. 365-366(2)
Authors: Kathryn M Edwards; Natasha B Halasa

Divergent female–male mortality ratios associated with different routine vaccinations among female–male twin pairs
pp. 367-373(7)
Authors: Peter Aaby; Henrik Jensen; Amabelia Rodrigues; May-Lill Garly; Christine Stabell Benn; Ida Maria Lisse; Francois Simondon

The introduction of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine and child mortality in rural Guinea-Bissau: an observational study
pp. 374-380(7)
Authors: Peter Aaby; Henrik Jensen; Joaquim Gomes; Manual Fernandes; Ida Maria Lisse

Commentary: Vaccines and unexpected events
pp. 381-381(1)
Author: Andrew Hall

Mortality of migrants from the Caribbean to England and Wales: effect of duration of residence
pp. 382-386(5)
Author: Seeromanie Harding

Commentary: Epidemiological transition, migration, and cardiovascular disease
pp. 387-388(2)
Author: Francesco P Cappuccio

Marital history from age 15 to 40 years and subsequent 10-year mortality: a longitudinal study of Danish males born in 1953
pp. 389-397(9)
Authors: Rikke Lund; Bjørn Evald Holstein; Merete Osler

Neighbourhood characteristics and mortality in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
pp. 398-407(10)
Authors: Luisa N Borrell; Ana V Diez Roux; Kathryn Rose; Diane Catellier; Bobby L Clark

Childhood cognitive ability and deaths up until middle age: a post-war birth cohort study
pp. 408-413(6)
Authors: Diana Kuh; Marcus Richards; Rebecca Hardy; Suzie Butterworth; Michael EJ Wadsworth

Commentary: Influence of early life intelligence test performance on later health: do lower scoring children become less healthy adults?
pp. 414-415(2)
Authors: Merete Osler; G David Batty

Overestimation of complication rates in evaluations of Chlamydia trachomatis screening programmes—implications for cost-effectiveness analyses
pp. 416-425(10)
Authors: Irene GM van Valkengoed; Servaas A Morré; Adriaan JC van den Brule; Chris JLM Meijer; Lex M Bouter; A Joan P Boeke

Commentary: Evidence synthesis and evidence consistency
pp. 426-427(2)
Author: AE Ades

Population policy: ‘Under the Banyan tree’.
pp. 428-430(3)
Author: Maurice King

Commentary: Maurice King versus Sheldon Segal: an unnecessary battle
pp. 430-431(2)
Author: John C Caldwell

Use of cigarette vending machines by minors in Italy
pp. 432-432(1)
Authors: Roberta Pacifici; Pier Giorgio Zuccaro; Silvano Gallus; Paolo Colombo; Silvio Garattini; Carlo La Vecchia

A book and website all IJE readers should know about<br> Forey B, Hamling J, Lee P, Wald N. International smoking statistics (2^nd edition). A collection of historical data from 30 economically developed countries. Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Oxford: Oxford Medical Publications, 2002, pp. 854. £110.
pp. 433-434(2)
Author: Debbie A Lawlor

Global Public Health: A New Era. Robert Beaglehole. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, pp. 304, £27.50 ISBN: 0-19-851529-4.
pp. 435-435(1)
Author: Anna Gilmore

Dependence and Autonomy in Old Age: An Ethical Framework for Long-Term Care. George J Agich. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, pp. 207, £26.95 (PB) ISBN: 0-521-00920-0.
pp. 435-436(2)
Author: Rachael Gooberman-Hill

Effective Sexual Health Interventions. Issues in Experimental Design. Judith M Stephenson, John Imrie, Chris Bonell (eds). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, pp. 248, £55.00 ISBN: 0-19-850849-2.
pp. 435-435(1)
Author: Nicola Low

The Epidemiology of Schizophrenia. Murray RM, Jones PB, Susser E, Van Os J, Cannon M (eds). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002, pp. 470, £55.00 ISBN: 0-521-77540-X.
pp. 436-437(2)
Author: David Gunnell

Child Poverty in the Developing World. Gordon D, Nandy S, Pantazis C, Pemberton S, Townsend P. Bristol: The Policy Press, 2003, £9.99 (PB) ISBN: 1-86134-559-3.
pp. 437-438(2)
Author: Mary Shaw

Risk Stratification: A Practical Guide for Clinicians. Miller CC, Reardon MJ, Safi HJ. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001, pp. 188, (PB) £25.95 ISBN: 0-521-66945-6.
pp. 437-437(1)
Author: Rod Jackson

Books Received
pp. 439-439(1)

Courses, meetings and conferences listed
pp. 440-440(1)