International Journal of Epidemiology

Epidemiological Freudianism
pp. 1-2(2)
Author: Smith, George Davey

A maternalistic approach to prevention
pp. 3-4(2)
Author: Michels, Karin B

Lasting effects of early environmental influences
pp. 5-12(8)
Authors: Dubos, René; Savage, Dwayne; Schaedler, Russell

Commentary: Remembrance of microbes past
pp. 13-15(3)
Author: Tannock, Gerald W

Commentary: The global relevance of ‘biological Freudianism’
pp. 15-17(3)
Author: Waterland, Robert A

Commentary: Biological Freudianism and the quest for understanding of the social origins of health
pp. 18-20(3)
Author: Moore, Vivienne

MORGAM (an international pooling of cardiovascular cohorts)
pp. 21-27(7)
Authors: Evans, Alun; Salomaa, Veikko; Kulathinal, Sangita; Asplund, Kjell; Cambien, François; Ferrario, Marco; Perola, Markus; Peltonen, Leena; Shields, Denis; Tunstall-Pedoe, Hugh; for the MORGAM Project,

The Midspan studies
pp. 28-34(7)
Authors: Hart, Carole L; MacKinnon, Pauline L; Watt, Graham CM; Upton, Mark N; McConnachie, Alex; Hole, David J; Smith, George Davey; Gillis, Charles R; Hawthorne, Victor M

Degrees of Gray in Philipsburg
pp. 35-35(1)
Author: Hugo, Richard

From doctor to ‘silly patient’: seeing beyond the disease label
pp. 36-39(4)
Author: Hulko, Wendy

When the population approach to prevention puts the health of individuals at risk
pp. 40-43(4)
Authors: Adams, Jean; White, Martin

Commentary: The message is rarely simple: the J-curve and beyond
pp. 44-45(2)
Author: Rockhill, B

Risk of variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in France
pp. 46-52(7)
Authors: Chadeau-Hyam, Marc; Alpérovitch, Annick

Commentary: The risk of variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease: reassurance and uncertainty
pp. 52-53(2)
Author: Will, RG

Diet quality and subsequent cancer incidence and mortality in a prospective cohort of women
pp. 54-60(7)
Authors: Mai, Volker; Kant, Ashima K; Flood, Andrew; Lacey, James V; Schairer, Catherine; Schatzkin, Arthur

Child mortality in relation to HIV infection, nutritional status, and socio-economic background
pp. 61-68(8)
Authors: Villamor, Eduardo; Misegades, Lara; Fataki, Maulidi R; Mbise, Roger L; Fawzi, Wafaie W

Effects of marital transitions on changes in dietary and other health behaviours in US women
pp. 69-78(10)
Authors: Lee, Sunmin; Cho, Eunyoung; Grodstein, Francine; Kawachi, Ichiro; Hu, Frank B; Colditz, Graham A

Investigating patient exclusion bias in meta-analysis
pp. 79-87(9)
Authors: Tierney, Jayne F; Stewart, Lesley A

Commentary: Empirical evidence of attrition bias in clinical trials
pp. 87-88(2)
Authors: Jüni, Peter; Egger, Matthias

Comparison of imputation and modelling methods in the analysis of a physical activity trial with missing outcomes
pp. 89-99(11)
Authors: Wood, Angela M; White, Ian R; Hillsdon, Melvyn; Carpenter, James

Cause-specific mortality differences across socioeconomic position of municipalities in Japan, 1973–1977 and 1993–1998: increased importance of injury and suicide in inequality for ages under 75
pp. 100-109(10)
Authors: Fukuda, Yoshiharu; Nakamura, Keiko; Takano, Takehito

Commentary: Using geographical data to monitor socioeconomic inequalities in mortality: experiences from Japanese studies
pp. 110-112(3)
Author: Kunst, Anton E

Evaluation of protective equipment for prevention of injuries in rugby union
pp. 113-118(6)
Authors: Marshall, Stephen W; Loomis, Dana P; Waller, Anna E; Chalmers, David J; Bird, Yvonne N; Quarrie, Kenneth L; Feehan, Michael

Commentary: Mad New Zealanders, tape, and grease: assessing protective equipment for rugby union players
pp. 119-120(2)
Author: Pless, Barry

Causes of death among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adults in the era of potent antiretroviral therapy: emerging role of hepatitis and cancers, persistent role of AIDS
pp. 121-130(10)
Authors: Lewden, Charlotte; Salmon, Dominique; Morlat, Philippe; Bévilacqua, Sibylle; Jougla, Eric; Bonnet, Fabrice; Héripret, Laurence; Costagliola, Dominique; May, Thierry; Chêne, Geneviève

Commentary: Death in the era of potent antiretroviral therapy: shifting causes, new challenges
pp. 130-131(2)
Authors: Zwahlen, Marcel; Lundgren, Jens D

Chronic hepatitis B virus infection and mortality from non-liver causes: results from the Haimen City cohort study
pp. 132-137(6)
Authors: Chen, Gang; Lin, Wenyao; Shen, Fumin; Iloeje, Uchenna H; London, W Thomas; Evans, Alison A

Benefits of routine immunizations on childhood survival in Tari, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
pp. 138-148(11)
Authors: Lehmann, Deborah; Vail, John; Firth, Martin J; de Klerk, Nicholas H; Alpers, Michael P

Commentary: Contrary findings from Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea
pp. 149-151(3)
Authors: Aaby, Peter; Jensen, Henrik

Baseline self-perceived risk of HIV infection independently predicts the rate of HIV seroconversion in a prospective cohort of injection drug users
pp. 152-158(7)
Authors: Wood, Evan; Li, Kathy; Miller, Cari L; Hogg, Robert S; Montaner, Julio S G; Schechter, Martin T; Kerr, Thomas

Commentary: Targeting HIV interventions to the most at risk—hindsight is 20/20
pp. 158-159(2)
Author: Strathdee, Steffanie A

Estimation of the risk of transmission of hepatitis C between spouses in Egypt based on seroprevalence data
pp. 160-165(6)
Authors: Magder, Laurence S; Fix, Alan D; Mikhail, Nabiel NH; Mohamed, Mostafa K; Abdel-Hamid, Mohamed; Abdel-Aziz, Fatma; Medhat, Ahmed; Strickland, G Thomas

Irish injecting drug users and hepatitis C: the importance of the social context of injecting
pp. 166-172(7)
Authors: Smyth, Bobby P; Barry, Joe; Keenan, Eamon

Much lower prevalence of coronary calcium detected by electron-beam computed tomography among men aged 40–49 in Japan than in the US, despite a less favorable profile of major risk factors
pp. 173-179(7)
Authors: Sekikawa, Akira; Ueshima, Hirotsugu; Zaky, Wahid Riad; Kadowaki, Takashi; Edmundowicz, Daniel; Okamura, Tomonori; Sutton-Tyrrell, Kim; Nakamura, Yasuyuki; Egawa, Katsuya; Kanda, Hideyuki; Kashiwagi, Atsunori; Kita, Yoshiyuki; Maegawa, Hiroshi; Mitsunami, Kenichi; Murata, Kiyoshi; Nishio, Yoshihiko; Tamaki, Shinji; Ueno, Yoshiki; Kuller, Lewis H

Commentary: Use of EBCT in epidemiological studies: the effect of noise and body size on coronary calcium scores
pp. 179-180(2)
Author: Hall, Elizabeth F

Prevalence, awareness and treatment of hypercholesterolaemia in 32 populations: results from the WHO MONICA Project
pp. 181-192(12)
Authors: Tolonen, Hanna; Keil, Ulrich; Ferrario, Marco; Evans, Alun

Sexual behaviour, history of sexually transmitted diseases, and the risk of prostate cancer: a case–control study in Cuba
pp. 193-197(5)
Authors: Fernández, Leticia; Galán, Yaima; Jiménez, Rosa; Gutiérrez, Ángela; Guerra, Marta; Pereda, Celia; Alonso, Celia; Riboli, Elio; Agudo, Antonio; González, Carlos

Commentary: Is prostate cancer an infectious disease?
pp. 197-198(2)
Author: Correa, Pelayo

Mortality in relation to alcohol consumption: a prospective study among male British doctors
pp. 199-204(6)
Authors: Doll, Richard; Peto, Richard; Boreham, Jillian; Sutherland, Isabelle

Commentary: Alcohol and mortality: diminishing returns for benefits of alcohol
pp. 205-206(2)
Author: Wannamethee, S Goya

Contemporary patterns of Pacific Island mortality
pp. 207-214(8)
Authors: Taylor, Richard; Bampton, Dale; Lopez, Alan D

Regression to the mean: what it is and how to deal with it
pp. 215-220(6)
Authors: Barnett, Adrian G; van der Pols, Jolieke C; Dobson, Annette J

Polyparasitism
pp. 221-222(2)
Author: McKenzie, FE

Authors' response
pp. 222-223(2)
Authors: Raso, Giovanna; Holmes, Elaine; Singer, Burton H; N'goran, Eliézer K; Utzinger, Jürg

A simple hint to improve Robinson and Dickersin's highly sensitive PubMed search strategy for controlled clinical trials
pp. 224-225(2)
Authors: Biondi-Zoccai, Giuseppe GL; Agostoni, Pierfrancesco; Abbate, Antonio; Testa, Luca; Burzotta, Francesco

Authors' response
pp. 225-225(1)
Author: Robinson, Karen A

The World Health Report 2003: Rebuilding Health Care System and Health for All. WHO, Switzerland, 2003, pp. 185. ISBN: 92-4-156243-9
pp. 226-228(3)
Author: Sitthi-Amorn, Chitr

Vinten-Johansen P, Brody H, Paneth N, Rachman S, and Rip M. Cholera, Chloroform, and the Science of Medicine: A Life of John Snow. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003 pp. 437 + xvi, £30.00 (HB). ISBN: 019513544X
pp. 226-226(1)
Author: Eyler, John M

The Burden of Musculoskeletal Conditions at the Start of the New Millennium. Report of a WHO Scientific Group. Geneva: WHO Technical Report Series, 919, 2003, pp. 218. ISBN: 92-4-120919-4
pp. 228-229(2)
Author: Paul, Constanca

To Cast Out Disease: A History of the International Health Division of the Rockefeller Foundation (1913–1951) John Farley. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, pp. 336, $49.95. (PB). ISBN: 0195166310
pp. 229-230(2)
Author: Berliner, Howard S

The Conquest of Smallpox: The Impact of Inoculation on Smallpox Mortality in Eighteenth Century Britain. Peter Razzel. London: Caliban Books, 2nd (edn) 2003, pp. 288, £40.00. ISBN: 1-85066-045-X
pp. 230-231(2)
Author: Lambert, H P

Neighbourhoods and Health. Kawachi I and Berkman LF (eds). New York: Oxford University Press Inc, USA, 2003, pp. 320, £39.50. ISBN 0195138384
pp. 231-232(2)
Author: Tunstall, Helena

The New Global Threat. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and Its Impacts. Tommy Koh, Aileen Plant, Eng Hin Lee. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Company, 2004, pp. 356, $17.00 (PB) ISBN: 9812386688
pp. 232-233(2)
Author: Salter, Mark

Coronary Disease in Women: Evidence Based Diagnosis and Treatment. Leslee J Shaw, and Rita F Redberg (eds). Totowa, NJ: Humana Press, 2004, pp. 431, $125.00, (HB) ISBN: 1-59259-645-2
pp. 232-232(1)
Author: Lawlor, Debbie A

Books Received
pp. 234-234(1)

Courses, meetings and conferences listed
pp. 235-235(1)