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Volume 35, Number 2, April 2006
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Cultural climate, physical climate, life, and death
pp. 211-212(2)
Author: DAVEY SMITH, GEORGE

Global climate change, widening health inequalities, and epidemiology
pp. 213-216(4)
Authors: Sunyer, Jordi; Grimalt, Joan

Do sunlight and vitamin D reduce the likelihood of colon cancer?
pp. 217-220(4)
Authors: Garland, Cedric F; Garland, Frank C

Commentary: Progress of a paradigm
pp. 220-222(3)
Authors: Garland, Cedric F; Garland, Frank C

Commentary: Vitamin D and colorectal cancer—twenty-five years later
pp. 222-224(3)
Author: Giovannucci, Edward

Commentary: Time for public health action on vitamin D for cancer risk reduction
pp. 224-225(2)
Authors: Grant, William B; Gorham, Edward D

Commentary: From epidemiology to molecular biology—vitamin D and colorectal cancer prevention
pp. 225-227(3)
Author: Cross, Heide S

Commentary: Sunlight, vitamin D, and the cancer connection revisited
pp. 227-230(4)
Author: Egan, Kathleen M

Commentary: Seeing the light
pp. 231-232(2)
Author: Armstrong, Bruce K

Cochrane Column
pp. 233-236(4)
Authors: Young, Taryn; Vidanapathirana, J; Abramson, MJ; Forbes, A; Fairley, C; Operario, Don; Crepaz, Nicole

Cohort Profile: The 1982 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study
pp. 237-242(6)
Authors: Victora, Cesar G; Barros, Fernando C

Cohort Profile: The Mexico City Prospective Study
pp. 243-249(7)
Authors: Tapia-Conyer, Roberto; Kuri-Morales, Pablo; Alegre-Díaz, Jesús; Whitlock, Gary; Emberson, Jonathan; Clark, Sarah; Peto, Richard; Collins, Rory

A little geography lesson for my sons and daughters
pp. 250-251(2)
Author: Trocchi, Alexander

Is modern Western culture a health hazard?
pp. 252-258(7)
Author: Eckersley, Richard

Commentary: Taking culture seriously in health research
pp. 258-259(2)
Author: Dressler, William W

Commentary: Culture in epidemiology—the 800 pound gorilla?
pp. 259-261(3)
Author: Glass, Thomas A

Commentary: `Culture', cultural explanations and causality
pp. 261-263(3)
Author: Janes, Craig R

Author's response: Culture can be studied at both large and small scales
pp. 263-265(3)
Author: Eckersley, Richard

Welfare in Lancashire cotton mills in the 1940s
pp. 266-269(4)
Author: Brookes, Victoria

Decline in, and lack of difference between, average birth weights among African and Portuguese babies in Portugal
pp. 270-276(7)
Authors: Harding, S; Boroujerdi, M; Santana, P; Cruickshank, JK

Commentary: Games people play—birthweight
pp. 277-279(3)
Author: Wells, Jonathan

Congenital structural anomalies in offspring of women with epilepsy—a population-based cohort study in Finland
pp. 280-287(8)
Authors: Artama, Miia; Ritvanen, Annukka; Gissler, Mika; Isojärvi, Jouko; Auvinen, Anssi

Maternal cigarette smoking and the risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension and eclampsia
pp. 288-293(6)
Authors: Yang, Qiuying; Wen, Shi Wu; Smith, Graeme N; Chen, Yue; Krewski, Daniel; Chen, Xi Kuan; Walker, Mark C

Mother's consent to linkage of survey data with her child's birth records in a multi-ethnic national cohort study
pp. 294-298(5)
Authors: Tate, A Rosemary; Calderwood, Lisa; Dezateux, Carol; The Millennium Cohort Study Child Health Group,

Measles outbreak in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 2003
pp. 299-306(8)
Authors: Hyde, Terri B; Dayan, Gustavo H; Langidrik, Justina R; Nandy, Robin; Edwards, Russell; Briand, Kennar; Konelios, Mailynn; Marin, Mona; Nguyen, Huong Q; Khalifah, Anthony P; O'Leary, Michael J; Williams, Nobia J; Bellini, William J; Bi, Daoling; Brown, Cedric J; Seward, Jane F; Papania, Mark J

Micronutrient intake and the risk of herpes zoster: a case-control study
pp. 307-314(8)
Authors: Thomas, Sara L; Wheeler, Jeremy G; Hall, Andrew J

Towards landscape design guidelines for reducing Lyme disease risk
pp. 315-322(8)
Authors: Jackson, Laura E; Hilborn, Elizabeth D; Thomas, James C

Extreme weather events and environmental contamination are associated with case-clusters of melioidosis in the Northern Territory of Australia
pp. 323-329(7)
Authors: Cheng, Allen C; Jacups, Susan P; Gal, Daniel; Mayo, Mark; Currie, Bart J

Is it exposure to cigarette smoke or to smokers which increases the risk of meningococcal disease in teenagers?
pp. 330-336(7)
Authors: Coen, Pietro G; Tully, Joanna; Stuart, James M; Ashby, Deborah; Viner, Russell M; Booy, Robert

Evidence of bias in estimates of influenza vaccine effectiveness in seniors
pp. 337-344(8)
Authors: Jackson, Lisa A; Jackson, Michael L; Nelson, Jennifer C; Neuzil, Kathleen M; Weiss, Noel S

Functional status is a confounder of the association of influenza vaccine and risk of all cause mortality in seniors
pp. 345-352(8)
Authors: Jackson, Lisa A; Nelson, Jennifer C; Benson, Patti; Neuzil, Kathleen M; Reid, Robert J; Psaty, Bruce M; Heckbert, Susan R; Larson, Eric B; Weiss, Noel S

Commentary: Benefits of influenza vaccine in US elderly—new studies raise questions
pp. 352-353(2)
Authors: Glezen, W Paul; Simonsen, Lone

What is the probability of successive cases of Legionnaires' disease occurring in European hotels?
pp. 354-360(7)
Authors: Ricketts, K D; Slaymaker, E; Verlander, N Q; Joseph, C A

Occupational exposures and risks of liver cancer among Shanghai female textile workers—a case-cohort study
pp. 361-369(9)
Authors: Chang, Chin-Kuo; Astrakianakis, George; Thomas, David B; Seixas, Noah S; Ray, Roberta M; Gao, Dao Li; Wernli, Karen J; Fitzgibbons, E Dawn; Vaughan, Thomas L; Checkoway, Harvey

Socioeconomic status and childhood leukaemia: a review
pp. 370-384(15)
Authors: Poole, Charles; Greenland, Sander; Luetters, Crystal; Kelsey, Jennifer L; Mezei, Gabor

Commentary: Numerous, heterogeneous, and often poor—the studies on childhood leukaemia and socioeconomic status
pp. 384-385(2)
Authors: Kuehni, Claudia E; Zwahlen, Marcel

Childhood leukaemia in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine following the Chernobyl power station accident: results from an international collaborative population-based case-control study
pp. 386-396(11)
Authors: Davis, S; Kopecky, KJ; Mahoney, MC; McCarthy, PL; Michalek, AM; Moysich, KB; Onstad, LE; Stepanenko, VF; Voillequé, PG; Falkner, K; Kulikov, S; Maslova, E; Ostapenko, V; Rivkind, N; Shevchuk, V; Tsyb, AF

Selection bias and its implications for case-control studies: a case study of magnetic field exposure and childhood leukaemia
pp. 397-406(10)
Authors: Mezei, Gabor; Kheifets, Leeka

Commentary: Magnetic field exposure and childhood leukaemia—moving the research agenda forward
pp. 407-408(2)
Authors: Röösli, Martin; Künzli, Nino

Randomized controlled trial: effect of nutritional counselling in general practice
pp. 409-415(7)
Authors: Sacerdote, Carlotta; Fiorini, Laura; Rosato, Rosalba; Audenino, Michela; Valpreda, Mario; Vineis, Paolo

Commentary: What is the best way to promote healthy eating?
pp. 415-417(3)
Author: Brunner, Eric

Diet synergies and mortality—a population-based case-control study of 32 462 Hong Kong Chinese older adults
pp. 418-426(9)
Authors: Schooling, C Mary; Ho, Sai Yin; Leung, Gabriel M; Thomas, G Neil; McGhee, Sarah M; Mak, Kwok Hang; Lam, Tai Hing

Season of death and birth predict patterns of mortality in Burkina Faso
pp. 427-435(9)
Authors: Kynast-Wolf, Gisela; Hammer, Gaël P; Müller, Olaf; Kouyaté, Bocar; Becher, Heiko

Commentary: Patterns in mortality governed by the seasons
pp. 435-437(3)
Author: Moore, Sophie E

Mortality patterns during a war in Guinea-Bissau 1998-99: changes in risk factors?
pp. 438-446(9)
Authors: Nielsen, Jens; Jensen, Henrik; Andersen, Per Kragh; Aaby, Peter

Commentary: When should we monitor mortality in humanitarian crises?
pp. 446-447(2)
Author: Garfield, Richard

The incidence of coronary heart disease among Palestinians and Israelis in Jerusalem
pp. 448-457(10)
Authors: Kark, Jeremy D; Fink, Rita; Adler, Bella; Goldberger, Nehama; Goldman, Sylvie

Does the primary school attended influence self-reported health or its risk factors in later life? Aberdeen Children of the 1950s Study
pp. 458-465(8)
Authors: Dundas, Ruth; Leyland, Alastair H; Macintyre, Sally; Leon, David A

Commentary: Childhood education and disparities in adult health—the need for improved theories and better data
pp. 466-467(2)
Author: Whalley, Lawrence J

The epidemiology of chronic syndromes that are frequently unexplained: do they have common associated factors?
pp. 468-476(9)
Authors: Aggarwal, Vishal R; McBeth, John; Zakrzewska, Joanna M; Lunt, Mark; Macfarlane, Gary J

Commentary: Symptoms not associated with disease: an unmet public health challenge
pp. 477-478(2)
Authors: Walker, Jane; Sharpe, Michael; Wessely, Simon

Health consequences of the first Persian Gulf War on French troops
pp. 479-487(9)
Authors: Salamon, R; Verret, C; Jutand, M A; Bégassat, M; Laoudj, F; Conso, F; Brochard, P

Do we need more twin studies? The Healthy Twin Study, Korea
pp. 488-490(3)
Authors: SUNG, JOOHON; CHO, SUNG-IL; SONG, YUN-MI; LEE, KAYOUNG; CHOI, EUN-YOUNG; HA, MINA; KIM, JIHAE; KIM, HO; KIM, YEONJU; SHIN, EUN-KYUNG; KIM, YOON-HEE; YOO, KEUN-YOUNG; PARK, CHAN; KIMM, KUCHAN

Genes underlying common complex diseases
pp. 490-491(2)
Author: PEEDICAYIL, JACOB

Reply to P. N. Lee
pp. 491-492(2)
Authors: BRESLAU, N; PANETH, N; LUCIA, V; PANETH-POLLAK, R

Maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring IQ
pp. 491-491(1)
Author: Lee, P N

Preventing chronic disease: a priority for global health
pp. 492-494(3)
Authors: STRONG, KATHLEEN; MATHERS, COLIN; EPPING-JORDAN, JOANNE; BEAGLEHOLE, ROBERT

Non-communicable diseases in low-income and middle-income countries: a debate?
pp. 494-495(2)
Authors: EBRAHIM, SHAH; SMEETH, LIAM

Comparison between cancers identified by state cancer registry, self-report, and death certificate in a prospective cohort study of US radiologic technologists
pp. 495-497(3)
Authors: FREEDMAN, D MICHAL; SIGURDSON, ALICE J; DOODY, MICHELE M; LOVE-SCHNUR, SHARIFA; LINET, MARTHA S

A refinement to `how many genes underlie the occurrence of common complex diseases in the population?'
pp. 497-497(1)
Author: MOONESINGHE, RAMAL

Authors' response to a refinement to `how many genes underlie the occurrence of common complex diseases in the population?' by Ramal Moonesinghe
pp. 498-498(1)
Authors: YANG, QUANHE; KHOURY, MUIN J; FRIEDMAN, J M; LITTLE, JULIAN; FLANDERS, WDANA

Collapse. How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. Jared Diamond. New York: Viking, 2004.
pp. 499-500(2)
Author: McMICHAEL, A J

Health Policy Reform: Driving the Wrong Way? John Lister, Enfield, Middlesex: Middlesex University Press, 2005, pp. 342, £25.00, ISBN: 1-904750-45-1.
pp. 500-501(2)
Author: HART, JULIAN TUDOR

Statistical Methods in Genetic Epidemiology. Duncan Thomas, Oxford University Press, 2004, £42.50, ISBN 0-19-515939-X.
pp. 501-501(1)
Author: TIMPSON, NIC

Cultures of Health, Cultures of Illness. George Davey Smith, Mary Shaw (Scientific eds). British Medical Bulletin Vol 69, Oxford University Press, 2004, £63, ISBN 0-19-856735-9.
pp. 502-503(2)
Authors: JINABHAI, CC; TAYLOR, MYRA

Essential Epidemiology: An Introduction for students and health professionals. Penny Webb, Chris Bain, Sandy Pirozzo. Cambridge:Cambridge University Press, 2005. £24.99. ISBN 0521546613.
pp. 503-504(2)
Author: BRION, MARIE-JO A

Silent Invaders: Pesticides, Livelihoods and Women's Health. London: ZED Books, 2002, (£45 Hard Cover) (£14.95 Paperback), ISBN 185649 995 2.
pp. 504-505(2)
Authors: RIBAS-FITÓ, NÚRIA

Epidemiology and Culture. James A Trostle. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 208, £15.99. ISBN 0-521-79389-0.
pp. 504-504(1)
Author: ADAMSON, JOY

Bulletin Board
pp. 506-506(1)

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