International Journal of Epidemiology

Allende, Cochrane, war and terrorism
pp. 721-722(2)
Author: Ebrahim, Shah

The future role of the IEA
pp. 723-724(2)
Author: Olsen, Jorn

Origins and development of the International Epidemiological Association
pp. 725-729(5)
Author: Breslow, Lester

Commentary: On the article by Lester Breslow on the origins and development of the IEA
pp. 729-731(3)
Author: Pemberton, John

Medical and Social Reality in Chile
pp. 732-736(5)
Author: Allende, Salvador

Commentary: Salvador Allende: his role in Chilean politics
pp. 737-739(3)
Authors: Muir, Richard; Angell, Alan

Commentary: Salvador Allende and the birth of Latin American social medicine
pp. 739-741(3)
Author: Waitzkin, Howard

Cohort Profile: The Boyd Orr cohort—an historical cohort study based on the 65 year follow-up of the Carnegie Survey of Diet and Health (1937-39)
pp. 742-749(8)
Authors: Martin, Richard M; Gunnell, David; Pemberton, John; Frankel, Stephen; Davey Smith, George

Cohort Profile: The Boyd Orr lifegrid sub-sample—medical sociology study of life course influences on early old age
pp. 750-754(5)
Author: Blane, David

The Boyd Orr cohort: an historical cohort study based on the 65 year follow-up of the Carnegie Survey of Diet and Health (1937-39)
pp. 755-757(3)
Authors: Martin, Richard M; Gunnell, David; Pemberton, John; Watson, Simone; Frankel, Stephen; Davey Smith, George

Cochrane Column
pp. 758-761(4)
Authors: Young, Taryn; Foxcroft, DR; Ireland, D; Lister-Sharp, DJ; Lowe, G; Breen, R; Morojele, Neo; Wodak, Alex

Towards the global elimination of brain damage due to iodine deficiency—the role of the International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders
pp. 762-764(3)
Author: Hetzel, Basil S

Temporal variation in deaths related to alcohol intoxication and drinking
pp. 765-771(7)
Authors: Mäkelä, Pia; Martikainen, Pekka; Nihtilä, Elina

Neighbourhood deprivation and alcohol consumption: does the availability of alcohol play a role?
pp. 772-780(9)
Authors: Pollack, Craig Evan; Cubbin, Catherine; Ahn, David; Winkleby, Marilyn

Alcohol consumption and its relation to risk factors for cardiovascular disease in the north-west of Russia: the Arkhangelsk study
pp. 781-788(8)
Authors: Nilssen, Odd; Averina, Maria; Brenn, Tormod; Brox, Jan; Kalinin, Alexei; Archipovski, Vadim

Commentary: Pattern of drinking and the Russian heart
pp. 788-790(3)
Author: Room, Robin

Can epidemiology clear the fog of war? Lessons from the 1990-91 Gulf War
pp. 791-800(10)
Authors: Hotopf, Matthew; Wessely, Simon

Assessing the potential health impact of the 1991 Gulf War on Saudi Arabian National Guard Soldiers
pp. 801-808(8)
Authors: Gackstetter, Gary D; Hooper, Tomoko I; Al Qahtani, Mohammed S; Smith, Tyler C; Memish, Ziad A; Schlangen, Karen M; Cruess, David F; Barrett, Drue H; Ryan, Margaret AK; Gray, Gregory C

Commentary: Adding to our comprehension of Gulf War health questions
pp. 808-809(2)
Author: Hyams, Kenneth Craig

Neurological status of Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War and the effect of medical and chemical exposures
pp. 810-819(10)
Authors: Kelsall, Helen; Macdonell, Richard; Sim, Malcolm; Forbes, Andrew; McKenzie, Dean; Glass, Deborah; Ikin, Jillian; Ittak, Peter

Health problems of victims before and after disaster: a longitudinal study in general practice
pp. 820-826(7)
Authors: Yzermans, C Joris; Donker, Gé A; Kerssens, Jan J; Dirkzwager, Anja JE; Soeteman, Rik JH; ten Veen, Petra MH

When aspirations and achievements don't meet. A longitudinal examination of the differential effect of education and occupational attainment on declines in self-rated health among Canadian labour force participants
pp. 827-834(8)
Authors: Smith, Peter; Frank, John

Commentary: Advancing research into SES mechansisms that affect health
pp. 835-836(2)
Author: Oakes, J Michael

Correlating homicide and suicide
pp. 837-845(9)
Authors: Bills, Corey B; Li, Guohua

Suicide risk in relation to level of urbanicity—a population-based linkage study
pp. 846-852(7)
Author: Qin, Ping

Why do women complain of vaginal discharge? A population survey of infectious and pyschosocial risk factors in a South Asian community
pp. 853-862(10)
Authors: Patel, Vikram; Pednekar, Sulochana; Weiss, Helen; Rodrigues, Merlyn; Barros, Preetam; Nayak, Bernice; Tanksale, Vandana; West, Beryl; Nevrekar, Prasad; Kirkwood, Betty R; Mabey, David

Commentary: Vaginal discharge and stress: a commentary on directions of influence
pp. 862-863(2)
Author: Jejeebhoy, Shireen

Participating in social activities helps preserve cognitive function: an analysis of a longitudinal, population-based study of the elderly
pp. 864-871(8)
Authors: Glei, Dana A; Landau, David A; Goldman, Noreen; Chuang, Yi-Li; Rodríguez, Germán; Weinstein, Maxine

Commentary: Activity each day keeps dementia away—does social interaction really preserve cognitive function?
pp. 872-873(2)
Authors: Gallacher, J; Bayer, A; Ben-Shlomo, Y

Infant sleeping position and the sudden infant death syndrome: systematic review of observational studies and historical review of recommendations from 1940 to 2002
pp. 874-887(14)
Authors: Gilbert, Ruth; Salanti, Georgia; Harden, Melissa; See, Sarah

Contextual effect of income inequality on birth outcomes
pp. 888-895(8)
Authors: Huynh, Mary; Parker, Jennifer D; Harper, Sam; Pamuk, Elsie; Schoendorf, Kenneth C

Commentary: Income inequality and reproductive outcomes—that model is best which models the least
pp. 896-897(2)
Author: Kaufman, Jay S

Maternal and childhood nutrition and later blood pressure levels in young Guatemalan adults
pp. 898-904(7)
Authors: Webb, Aimee L; Conlisk, Andrea J; Barnhart, Huiman X; Martorell, Reynaldo; Grajeda, Rubén; Stein, Aryeh D

Influence of short stature on the change in pulse pressure, systolic and diastolic blood pressure from age 36 to 53 years: an analysis using multilevel models
pp. 905-913(9)
Authors: Langenberg, Claudia; Hardy, Rebecca; Breeze, Elizabeth; Kuh, Diana; Wadsworth, Michael EJ

Investigation of the risk factors for tuberculosis: a case-control study in three countries in West Africa
pp. 914-923(10)
Authors: Lienhardt, C; Fielding, K; Sillah, JS; Bah, B; Gustafson, P; Warndorff, D; Palayew, M; Lisse, I; Donkor, S; Diallo, S; Manneh, K; Adegbola, R; Aaby, P; Bah-Sow, O; Bennett, S; McAdam, K

Seasonal pattern of tuberculosis in Hong Kong
pp. 924-930(7)
Authors: Leung, Chi Chiu; Yew, Wing Wai; Chan, Thomas Yan Keung; Tam, Cheuk Ming; Chan, Chiu Yeung; Chan, Chi Kuen; Tang, Nelson; Chang, Kwok Chiu; Law, Wing Sze

Breast cancer incidence, case-fatality and breast cancer mortality in Danish women using hormone replacement therapy—a prospective observational study
pp. 931-935(5)
Authors: Stahlberg, Claudia; Lynge, Elsebeth; Andersen, Zorana Jovanovic; Keiding, Niels; Ottesen, Bent; Rank, Fritz; Hundrup, Yrsa Andersen; Obel, Erik B; Pedersen, Anette Tønnes

Arsenic ingestion and increased microvascular disease risk: observations from the south-western arseniasis-endemic area in Taiwan
pp. 936-943(8)
Authors: Chiou, Jeng-Min; Wang, Shu-Li; Chen, Chien-Jen; Deng, Chia-Ru; Lin, Wender; Tai, Tong-Yuan

Fetal death sex ratios: a test of the economic stress hypothesis
pp. 944-948(5)
Authors: Catalano, Ralph; Bruckner, Tim; Anderson, Elizabeth; Gould, Jeffrey B

Assessing case definitions in the absence of a diagnostic gold standard
pp. 949-952(4)
Authors: Coggon, David; Martyn, Christopher; Palmer, Keith T; Evanoff, Bradley

Consequences of different diagnostic `gold standards' in test accuracy research: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome as an example
pp. 953-955(3)
Authors: Bachmann, Lucas M; Jüni, Peter; Reichenbach, Stephan; Ziswiler, Hans-Rudolf; Kessels, Alfons G; Vögelin, Esther

Books Received
pp. 956-956(1)

Courses, meetings and conferences listed
pp. 957-957(1)