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The Challenge of Epidemiology: Issues and Selected Readings
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Front matter

Free Content Preface. Introduction
pp. iv-ix(6)

PART I. Historical Development

Discussions
pp. 3-17(15)
Authors: Buck, Carol; Llopis, Alvaro; Nájera, Enrique; Terris, Milton

Airs, Waters, Places
pp. 18-19(2)
Author: Hippocrates,

On the Mode of Communication of Cholera
pp. 42-45(4)
Author: Snow, John

The Etiology, Concept, and Prophylaxis of Childbed Fever
pp. 46-59(14)
Author: Semmelweis, Ignaz

Notes on Verruga Peruana
pp. 72-74(3)
Authors: Carrión, Daniel

PART II: From the Old to the New Epidemiology

Discussions
pp. 85-98(14)
Authors: Buck, Carol; Llopis, Alvaro; Nájera, Enrique; Terris, Milton

Considerations on Pellagra
pp. 99-102(4)
Author: Goldberger, Joseph

Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases in Massachusetts
pp. 103-111(9)
Authors: Bigelow, George H.; Lombard, Herbert L.

On the Epidemiology of Cancer
pp. 112-121(10)
Author: Greenwood, Major

Social Medicine and Public Health
pp. 122-124(3)
Author: Ryle, John A.

Sickness and Stress in Operational Flying
pp. 125-134(10)
Author: Reid, D.D.

Epidemiology: Old and New
pp. 135-141(7)
Author: Gordon, John E.

Infectious and Chronic Disease Epidemiology: Separate and Unequal?
pp. 142-145(4)
Author: Barrett-Connor, Elizabeth

PART III: Etiologic Investigations

Discussions
pp. 149-166(18)
Authors: Buck, Carol; Llopis, Alvaro; Nájera, Enrique; Terris, Milton

Statistics of Morbidity
pp. 167-175(9)
Author: Sydenstricker, Edgar

Record Linkage
pp. 180-183(4)
Author: Dunn, Halbert L.

Nutrition, Growth, and Neurointegrative Development: An Experimental and Ecologic Study
pp. 198-222(25)
Authors: Cravioto, Joaquin; DeLicardie, Elsa R.; Birch, Herbert G.

Patterns of Urban Mortality
pp. 223-234(12)
Authors: Puffer, Ruth Rice; Griffith, G. Wynne

A Single Index of Mortality and Morbidity
pp. 235-242(8)
Author: Sullivan, Daniel F.

Endemic Fluorosis and Its Relation to Dental Caries
pp. 271-278(8)
Author: Dean, H. Trendley

The Racial and Social Incidence of Cancer of the Uterus
pp. 279-289(11)
Author: Kennaway, E.L.

Comparative Neutralizing Antibody Patterns to Lansing (Type 2) Poliomyelitis Virus in Different Populations
pp. 295-311(17)
Authors: Paul, John R.; Melnick, Joseph L.; Riordan, John T.

Prediction and Possible Prevention of Coronary Disease
pp. 312-318(7)
Author: Keys, Ancel

A Study of Environmental Factors in Carcinoma of the Cervix
pp. 319-349(31)
Authors: Wynder, Ernest L.; Cornfield, Jerome; Schroff, P.D.; Doraiswami, K.R.

Death by Liver Cirrhosis and the Price of Beverage Alcohol
pp. 350-357(8)
Author: Seeley, John R.

Epidemiological Studies of Cultural Change
pp. 358-367(10)
Authors: Cassel, John; Tyroler, Herman A.

Schizophrenia and Social Class
pp. 368-383(16)
Authors: Goldberg, E.M.; Morrison, S.L.

Geographic and Climatic Aspects of Multiple Sclerosis: A Review of Current Hypotheses
pp. 393-400(8)
Authors: Kurland, Leonard T.; Reed, Dwayne

Observations on Recent Increase in Mortality from Asthma
pp. 406-414(9)
Authors: Speizer, F.E.; Doll, R.; Heaf, P.

The Cholera Near Golden Square
pp. 415-418(4)
Author: Snow, John

Milk-Borne Streptococcic Infections
pp. 419-425(7)
Author: Sullivan, Daniel F.

Congenital Cataract Following German Measles in the Mother
pp. 426-434(9)
Author: McAlister Gregg, N.

Rickettsialpox: A Newly Recognized Rickettsial Disease
pp. 435-441(7)
Authors: Greenberg, Morris; Pellitteri, Ottavio J.; Jellison, William L.

Outbreak of Paralysis in Morocco due to Ortho-cresyl Phosphate Poisoning
pp. 442-445(4)
Authors: Smith, Honor V.; Spalding, J.M.K.

Adenocarcinoma of the Vagina: Association of Maternal Stilbestrol Therapy with Tumor Appearance in Young Women
pp. 446-450(5)
Authors: Herbst, Arthur L.; Ulfelder, Howard; Poskanzer, David C.

Salmonellosis Associated with Marijuana: A Multistate Outbreak Traced By Plasmid Fingerprinting
pp. 451-457(7)
Authors: Taylor, David N.; Wachsmuth, I. Kaye; Shangkuan, Yung-Hui; Schmidt, Emmett V.; Barrett, Timothy J.; Schrader, Janice S.; Scherach, Charlene S.; McGee, Harry B.; Feldman, Roger A.; Brenner, Don J.

Cancer and Tobacco Smoking: A Preliminary Report
pp. 471-474(4)
Authors: Levin, Morton L.; Goldstein, Hyman; Gerhardt, Paul R.

Smoking and Carcinoma of the Lung: Preliminary Report
pp. 475-491(17)
Authors: Doll, Richard; Bradford Hill, A.

Relationship Between Pregnancy Experience and the Development of Certain Neuropsychiatric Disorders in Childhood
pp. 500-505(6)
Authors: Lilienfeld, Abraham M.; Pasamanick, Benjamin; Rogers , Martha

A Survey of Childhood Malignancies
pp. 506-532(27)
Authors: Steward, Alice; Webb, Josefine; Hewitt, David

Statistical Aspects of the Analysis of Data from Retrospective Studies of Disease
pp. 533-553(21)
Authors: Mantel, Nathan; Haenszel , William

A Controlled Study of Fatal Automobile Accidents in New York City
pp. 554-565(12)
Authors: McCarroll, James R.; Haddon, William

Age at First Birth and Break Cancer Risk
pp. 566-577(12)
Authors: MacMajon, B.; Cole, P.; Lin, T.M.; Lowe, C.R.; Mirra, A.P.; Ravnihar, B.; Salber, E.J.; Valaoras, V.G.; Yuasa , S.

Increased Risk of Endometrial Carcinoma among Users of Conjugated Estrogens
pp. 578-583(6)
Authors: Ziel, Harry K.; Finkle, William D.

Mortality From Lung Cancer in Asbestos Workers
pp. 610-618(9)
Author: Doll , Richard

An Approach to Longitudinal Studies in a Community: The Framingham Study
pp. 619-630(12)
Authors: Dawber, Thomas R.; Kannel, William B.; Lyell , Lorna P.

Mortality in Relation to Smoking: Ten Years' Observations of British Doctors
pp. 631-667(37)
Authors: Doll, Richard; Bradford Hill, Austin

Radiation-related leukemia in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 1946-1964 I. Distribution, Incidence, and Appearance Time
pp. 676-686(11)
Authors: Bizzozero, O. Joseph; Johnson, Kenneth G.; Ciocco, Antonio; Hoshino, Takashi; Itoga, Takashi; Toyoda, Shigeki; Kawasaki, Sho

Incidence and Prediction of Ischemic Heart Disease in London Busmen
pp. 687-698(12)
Authors: Morris, J.N.; Kagan, Aubrey; Pattison, D.C.; Gardner, M.J.; Raffle, P.A.B.

An Overview of the Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease
pp. 699-718(20)
Author: Kannel , William B.

Pellagra Prevention by Diet among Institutional Inmates
pp. 726-730(5)
Authors: Goldberger, Joseph; Waring, C.H.; Tanner , W.F.

The Biology of Epidemics
pp. 731-746(16)
Author: Topley, W.W.C.

The Conclusion of a Ten-Year Study of Water Fluoridation
pp. 747-752(6)
Authors: Ast, David B.; Schlesinger , Edward R.

A Controlled Study of Three Methods of Prophylaxis against Streptococcal Infection in a Population of Rheumatic Children II. Results of the First Three Years of the Study, Including Methods for Evaluating the Maintenance of Oral Prophylaxis
pp. 759-765(7)
Authors: Feinstein, Alvan R.; Wood, Harrison F.; Epstein, Jeanne; Taranta, Angelo; Simpson, Rita; Tursky, Esther; Argyros, Thomas; Frieden, Julian; Haas, Raymond C.; Hirschfeld, Ilse; Lewis, Arthur J.; Manso, Carlos; Ulich , Konrad

The Dynamics of Malaria
pp. 766-779(14)
Authors: Macdonald, George; Cuellar, Caton B.; Foll, Cecil V.

Incidence of Cancer in Men on a Diet High in Polyunsaturated Fat
pp. 780-785(6)
Author: Sheridan , Mary D.

PART IV. Health Services and Health Policy

Discussions
pp. 809-828(20)
Authors: Buck, Carol; Llopis, Alvaro; Nájera, Enrique; Terris, Milton

Sick Individuals and Sick Populations
pp. 829-837(9)
Author: Rose, Geoffrey

Evaluation of 1954 Field Trials of Poliomyelitis Vaccine
pp. 838-854(17)
Authors: Francis, T.; Napier, J.A.; Voight, R.B.; Hemphill, R.M.; Wenner, H.A.; Korns, R.F.; Boisen, M.; Tochinsky, E.; Diamond, E.L.

The Surveillance of Communicable Diseases of National Importance
pp. 855-867(13)
Author: Langmuir, Alexander D.

Selective Epidemiologic Control in Smallpox Eradication
pp. 868-873(6)
Authors: Foege, William H.; Millar, J. Donald; Lane, J. Michael

Changes in Five-Year Breast Cancer Mortality in a Breast Cancer Screening Program
pp. 874-887(14)
Authors: Shapiro, Sam; Strax, Philip; Venet, Louis; Venet, Wanda

Does Screening by "Pap" Smears Help Prevent Cervical Cancer? A Case-Control Study
pp. 888-893(6)
Authors: Clarke, E.Aileen; Anderson, Terence W.

Case-Fatality in Teaching and Non-Teaching Hospitals, 1956-1959
pp. 903-908(6)
Authors: Lipworth, L.; Lee, J.A.H.; Morris, J.N.

Rehabilitation of Nursing Home Residents
pp. 909-916(8)
Authors: Kelman, Howard R.; Muller, Jonas N.

The Burlington Randomized Trial of the Nurse Practitioner: Health Outcomes of Patients
pp. 923-929(7)
Authors: Sackett, David L.; Spitzer, Water O.; Gent, Michael; Roberts, Robin S.; Hay, W. Ian; Lefroy, Georgie M.; Sweeny, G. Patrick; Vandervlist, Isabel; Sibley, John C.; Chambers, Larry W.; Goldsmith, Charles H.; MacPherson, Alexander S.; McAuley, Ronald G.

Health Service "Input" and Mortality "Output" in Developed Countries
pp. 930-937(8)
Authors: Cochrane, A.L.; St. Leger, A.S.; Moore, F.

Ten-Year Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Radical Mastectomy and Total Mastectomy With or Without Radiation
pp. 938-949(12)
Authors: Fisher, Bernard; Redmond, Carol; Fisher, Edwin R.; Bauer, Madeline; Wolmark, Norman; Wickerham, Lawrence; Deutsch, Melvin; Montague, Eleanor; Margolese, Richard; Foster, Roger

PART V: Perspective and Prospect

Discussions
pp. 967-985(19)
Authors: Buck, Carol; Llopis, Alvaro; Nájera, Enrique; Terris, Milton

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