International Journal of Epidemiology

Alcohol and health: bad for you, good for you, or somewhere in between?
pp. 1-2(2)
Author: Smith, George Davey

Epidemiological methods to tackle causal questions
pp. 3-6(4)
Author: Rutter, Michael

Anticontagionism between 1821 and 1867
pp. 7-21(15)
Author: Ackerknecht, Erwin H

Commentary: Ackerknecht and `Anticontagionism': a tale of two dichotomies
pp. 22-27(6)
Author: Hamlin, Christopher

Commentary: Epidemiology in context
pp. 28-30(3)
Author: Rosenberg, Charles E

Commentary: Disease etiology and political ideology: revisiting Erwin H Ackerknecht's Classic 1948 Essay, `Anticontagionism between 1821 and 1867'
pp. 31-33(3)
Authors: Stern, Alexandra Minna; Markel, Howard

Cochrane Column
pp. 34-37(4)
Author: Young, Taryn

Cohort Profile: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE)—objectives and design of a survey follow-up study of social health disparities in a managed care population
pp. 38-47(10)
Authors: Moffet, Howard H; Adler, Nancy; Schillinger, Dean; Ahmed, Ameena T; Laraia, Barbara; Selby, Joe V; Neugebauer, Romain; Liu, Jennifer Y; Parker, Melissa M; Warton, Margaret; Karter, Andrew J

Cohort Profile: The Health In Men Study (HIMS)
pp. 48-52(5)
Authors: Norman, Paul E; Flicker, Leon; Almeida, Osvaldo P; Hankey, Graeme J; Hyde, Zoë; Jamrozik, Konrad

Cohort Profile: The Nurses and Midwives e-Cohort Study—A Novel Electronic Longitudinal Study
pp. 53-60(8)
Authors: Turner, Catherine; Bain, Chris; Schluter, Philip J; Yorkston, Emily; Bogossian, Fiona; McClure, Rod; Huntington, Annette

Drink
pp. 61-62(2)
Author: Byrom, J

Ethnic variability in adiposity and cardiovascular risk: the variable disease selection hypothesis
pp. 63-71(9)
Author: Wells, Jonathan C K

Pathways to obesity in a developing population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study
pp. 72-82(11)
Authors: Kavikondala, S; Schooling, CM; Jiang, CQ; Zhang, WS; Cheng, KK; Lam, TH; Leung, GM

Changes in body mass index by birth cohort in Japanese adults: results from the National Nutrition Survey of Japan 1956-2005
pp. 83-92(10)
Authors: Funatogawa, Ikuko; Funatogawa, Takashi; Nakao, Mutsuhiro; Karita, Kanae; Yano, Eiji

Fish, human health and marine ecosystem health: policies in collision
pp. 93-100(8)
Authors: Brunner, Eric J; Jones, Peter J S; Friel, Sharon; Bartley, Mel

A fingerprint marker from early gestation associated with diabetes in middle age: The Dutch Hunger Winter Families Study
pp. 101-109(9)
Authors: Kahn, Henry S; Graff, Mariaelisa; Stein, Aryeh D; Lumey, L H

Association of body size and muscle strength with incidence of coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular diseases: a population-based cohort study of one million Swedish men
pp. 110-118(9)
Authors: Silventoinen, Karri; Magnusson, Patrik K E; Tynelius, Per; Batty, G David; Rasmussen, Finn

Maternal protein-energy supplementation does not affect adolescent blood pressure in The Gambia
pp. 119-127(9)
Authors: Hawkesworth, Sophie; Prentice, Andrew M; Fulford, Anthony JC; Moore, Sophie E

Commentary: Can improving a mother's diet improve her children's cardiovascular health?
pp. 127-128(2)
Author: Fall, Caroline

Light drinking in pregnancy, a risk for behavioural problems and cognitive deficits at 3 years of age?
pp. 129-140(12)
Authors: Kelly, Yvonne; Sacker, Amanda; Gray, Ron; Kelly, John; Wolke, Dieter; Quigley, Maria A

Commentary: Light drinking in pregnancy: can a glass or two hurt?
pp. 140-142(3)
Author: Sayal, Kapil

Alcohol poisoning is a main determinant of recent mortality trends in Russia: evidence from a detailed analysis of mortality statistics and autopsies
pp. 143-153(11)
Authors: Zaridze, David; Maximovitch, Dimitri; Lazarev, Alexander; Igitov, Vladimir; Boroda, Alex; Boreham, Jillian; Boyle, Peter; Peto, Richard; Boffetta, Paolo

Commentary: Alcohol poisoning in Russia: implications for monitoring and comparative risk factor assessment
pp. 154-155(2)
Authors: Rehm, Jürgen

Commentary: Russia's mortality crisis, alcohol and social transformation
pp. 156-157(2)
Author: Carlson, Per

Maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy and cognitive performance in adolescence
pp. 158-172(15)
Authors: Kafouri, S; Leonard, G; Perron, M; Richer, L; Séguin, JR; Veillette, S; Pausova, Z; Paus, T

Intelligence in girls and their subsequent smoking behaviour as mothers: the 1958 National Child Development Study and the 1970 British Cohort Study
pp. 173-181(9)
Authors: Gale, Catharine R; Johnson, Wendy; Deary, Ian J; Schoon, Ingrid; Batty, G David

Ongoing measles and rubella transmission in Georgia, 2004-05: implications for the national and regional elimination efforts
pp. 182-191(10)
Authors: Doshi, Sucheta; Khetsuriani, Nino; Zakhashvili, Khatuna; Baidoshvili, Levan; Imnadze, Paata; Uzicanin, Amra

Estimates of measles case fatality ratios: a comprehensive review of community-based studies
pp. 192-205(14)
Authors: Wolfson, Lara J; Grais, Rebecca F; Luquero, Francisco J; Birmingham, Maureen E; Strebel, Peter M

Who has sex with whom? Characteristics of heterosexual partnerships reported in a national probability survey and implications for STI risk
pp. 206-214(9)
Authors: Mercer, Catherine H; Copas, Andrew J; Sonnenberg, Pam; Johnson, Anne M; McManus, Sally; Erens, Bob; Cassell, Jackie A

Commentary: Learning to be creative with HIV/AIDS studies: looking for the variation—not only the average
pp. 214-216(3)
Author: Valadez, Joseph J

Critical appraisal of CRP measurement for the prediction of coronary heart disease events: new data and systematic review of 31 prospective cohorts
pp. 217-231(15)
Authors: Shah, Tina; Casas, Juan P; Cooper, Jackie A; Tzoulaki, Ioanna; Sofat, Reecha; McCormack, Valerie; Smeeth, Liam; Deanfield, John E; Lowe, Gordon D; Rumley, Ann; Fowkes, F Gerald R; Humphries, Steve E; Hingorani, Aroon D

Commentary: C-reactive protein and risk prediction—moving beyond associations to assessing predictive utility and clinical usefulness
pp. 231-234(4)
Author: Vasan, Ramachandran S

Gestational age and risk factors for cardiovascular disease: evidence from the 1958 British birth cohort followed to mid-life
pp. 235-244(10)
Authors: Cooper, Rachel; Atherton, Kate; Power, Chris

Age at menarche, total mortality and mortality from ischaemic heart disease and stroke: the Adventist Health Study, 1976-88
pp. 245-252(8)
Authors: Jacobsen, B K; Oda, K; Knutsen, S F; Fraser, G E

Adipocytokines and risk of stroke in older people: a nested case-control study
pp. 253-261(9)
Authors: Stott, David J; Welsh, Paul; Rumley, Ann; Robertson, Michele; Ford, Ian; Sattar, Naveed; Westendorp, Rudi G J; Jukema, J Wouter; Cobbe, Stuart M; Lowe, Gordon D O

Commentary: Circulating cytokines and risk stratification of stroke incidence—will we do better in future?
pp. 261-262(2)
Authors: Schnabel, Renate B; Blankenberg, Stefan

Size matters: just how big is BIG?
pp. 263-273(11)
Authors: Burton, Paul R; Hansell, Anna L; Fortier, Isabel; Manolio, Teri A; Khoury, Muin J; Little, Julian; Elliott, Paul

Commentary: How small is small?
pp. 274-275(2)
Author: Day, Nicholas

Can trial sequential monitoring boundaries reduce spurious inferences from meta-analyses?
pp. 276-286(11)
Authors: Thorlund, Kristian; Devereaux, P J; Wetterslev, Jørn; Guyatt, Gordon; Ioannidis, John P A; Thabane, Lehana; Gluud, Lise-Lotte; Als-Nielsen, Bodil; Gluud, Christian

Apparently conclusive meta-analyses may be inconclusive—Trial sequential analysis adjustment of random error risk due to repetitive testing of accumulating data in apparently conclusive neonatal meta-analyses
pp. 287-298(12)
Authors: Brok, Jesper; Thorlund, Kristian; Wetterslev, Jørn; Gluud, Christian

Commentary: Which meta-analyses are conclusive?
pp. 298-303(6)
Authors: Nüesch, Eveline; Jüni, Peter

The effect of vitamin A supplementation administered with missing vaccines during national immunization days in Guinea-Bissau
pp. 304-311(8)
Authors: Benn, Christine Stabell; Martins, Cesario; Rodrigues, Amabelia; Ravn, Henrik; Fisker, Ane Bærent; Christoffersen, Dorthe; Aaby, Peter

Childbearing, breastfeeding, other reproductive factors and the subsequent risk of hospitalization for gallbladder disease
pp. 312-318(7)
Authors: Liu, Bette; Beral, Valerie; Balkwill, Angela

Author's Response
pp. 319-320(2)
Authors: Subramanian, S V; Ertel, Karen

Sex-differential non-specific effects of BCG and DTP in Cebu, The Philippines
pp. 320-323(4)
Authors: Aaby, Peter; Benn, Christine Stabell; Nielsen, Jens; Ravn, Henrik

Author's Response
pp. 323-324(2)
Authors: Chan, Grace J; Moulton, Lawrence H; Becker, Stan; Muñoz, Alvaro; Black, Robert E

Obesity Epidemiology. Frank B Hu.
pp. 325-326(2)
Author: Wannamethee, S Goya