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Editor's Choice Back

George Davey Smith
‘Something funny seems to happen’: J.B.S. Haldane and our chaotic, complex but understandable world
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 423-426; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn109 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorials Back

Mary Shaw
Time to move on
IJE Advance Access published on May 7, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 427-429; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn076 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sander Greenland
Multiple comparisons and association selection in general epidemiology
IJE Advance Access published on May 3, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 430-434; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn064 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reprints and Reflections Back

JBS Haldane
A Defense of Beanbag Genetics
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 435-442; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn056 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

James F Crow
Commentary: Haldane and beanbag genetics
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 442-445; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn048 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Newton E Morton
Commentary: Growth of beanbag genetics
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 445-446; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn047 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Warren J Ewens
Commentary: On Haldane's ‘defense of beanbag genetics’
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 447-451; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn049 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Renee M Borges
Commentary: The objection is sustained: a defence of the defense of beanbag genetics
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 451-454; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn050 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alun Evans
Commentary: The six biological inventions in Haldane's Daedalus
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 454-469; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn073 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cochrane Column Back

Taryn Young, RI Ejemot, JE Ehiri, MM Meremikwu, JA Critchley, Stephen P Luby, and Val Curtis
Cochrane Column
IJE Advance Access published on May 15, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 470-473; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn069 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cohort Profiles Back

Elise Arrivé, Daniel J Kyabayinze, Benoit Marquis, Nathan Tumwesigye, Mary-Pat Kieffer, Alain Azondekon, Louise Wemin, Patricia Fassinou, Marie-Louise Newell, Valériane Leroy, Elaine J Abrams, Mark Cotton, Andrew Boulle, Dorothy Mbori-Ngacha, François Dabis, and for the KIDS-ART-LINC Collaboration
Cohort Profile: The Paediatric Antiretroviral Treatment Programmes in Lower-Income Countries (KIDS-ART-LINC) Collaboration
IJE Advance Access published on November 12, 2007
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 474-480; doi:10.1093/ije/dym216 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Øyvind Næss, Anne Johanne Søgaard, Egil Arnesen, Anne Cathrine Beckstrøm, Espen Bjertness, Anders Engeland, Peter F Hjort, Jostein Holmen, Per Magnus, Inger Njølstad, Grethe S Tell, Lars Vatten, Stein Emil Vollset, and Geir Aamodt
Cohort Profile: Cohort of Norway (CONOR)
IJE Advance Access published on November 4, 2007
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 481-485; doi:10.1093/ije/dym217 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Carianne L’Abée, Pieter JJ Sauer, Maurice Damen, Jan-Peter Rake, Hanneke Cats, and Ronald P Stolk
Cohort Profile: The GECKO Drenthe study, overweight programming during early childhood
IJE Advance Access published on January 31, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 486-489; doi:10.1093/ije/dym218 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Diversion Back

Alun Evans
ET Craig: proto-socialist, phrenologist and public health engineer
IJE Advance Access published on May 2, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 490-505; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn032 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mortality Back

Dave McGeoghegan, Keith Binks, Michael Gillies, Steve Jones, and Steve Whaley
The non-cancer mortality experience of male workers at British Nuclear Fuels plc, 1946–2005
IJE Advance Access published on March 4, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 506-518; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn018 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Paul McGale and Sarah C Darby
Commentary: A dose–response relationship for radiation-induced heart disease—current issues and future prospects
IJE Advance Access published on May 1, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 518-523; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn067 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mangesh S Pednekar, Matti Hakama, James R Hebert, and Prakash C Gupta
Association of body mass index with all-cause and cause-specific mortality: findings from a prospective cohort study in Mumbai (Bombay), India
IJE Advance Access published on February 14, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 524-535; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn001 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infectious Diseases Back

Salvatore Vaccarella, Rolando Herrero, Peter J F Snijders, Min Dai, Jaiye O Thomas, Nguyen Trong Hieu, Catterina Ferreccio, Elena Matos, Hector Posso, Silvia de Sanjosé, Hai Rim Shin, Sukhon Sukvirach, Eduardo Lazcano-Ponce, Nubia Muñoz, Chris J L M Meijer, Silvia Franceschi, and the IARC HPV Prevalence Surveys (IHPS) Study Group
Smoking and human papillomavirus infection: pooled analysis of the International Agency for Research on Cancer HPV Prevalence Surveys
IJE Advance Access published on March 3, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 536-546; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn033 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E L Franco and A R Spence
Commentary: Smoking and human papillomavirus infection: the pursuit of credibility for an epidemiologic association
IJE Advance Access published on March 26, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 547-548; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn057 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Phillippa Cumberland, Tansy Edwards, Girum Hailu, Emma Harding-Esch, Aura Andreasen, David Mabey, and Jim Todd
The impact of community level treatment and preventative interventions on trachoma prevalence in rural Ethiopia
IJE Advance Access published on March 20, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 549-558; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn045 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Respiratory Disease Back

Anne-Louise Ponsonby, Nicholas Glasgow, Angela Pezic, Terence Dwyer, Karen Ciszek, and Marjan Kljakovic
A temporal decline in asthma but not eczema prevalence from 2000 to 2005 at school entry in the Australian Capital Territory with further consideration of country of birth
IJE Advance Access published on February 14, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 559-569; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn029 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jeroen Douwes and Neil Pearce
Commentary: The end of the hygiene hypothesis?
IJE Advance Access published on May 2, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 570-572; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn077 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

HR Anderson, R Gupta, V Kapetanakis, MI Asher, T Clayton, CF Robertson, DP Strachan, and The ISAAC Steering Committee
International correlations between indicators of prevalence, hospital admissions and mortality for asthma in children
IJE Advance Access published on March 13, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 573-582; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn039 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cristina Rebordosa, Manolis Kogevinas, Henrik T Sørensen, and Jørn Olsen
Pre-natal exposure to paracetamol and risk of wheezing and asthma in children: A birth cohort study
IJE Advance Access published on April 9, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 583-590; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn070 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Social Epidemiology Back

Hermann Nabi, Mika Kivimäki, Michael G Marmot, Jane Ferrie, Marie Zins, Pierre Ducimetière, Silla M Consoli, and Archana Singh-Manoux
Does personality explain social inequalities in mortality? The French GAZEL cohort study
IJE Advance Access published on February 14, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 591-602; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn021 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John Gallacher
Commentary: Personality and health inequality: inconclusive evidence for an indirect hypothesis
IJE Advance Access published on April 3, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 602-603; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn062 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carole Hart, Alex McConnachie, Mark Upton, and Graham Watt
Risk factors in the Midspan family study by social class in childhood and adulthood
IJE Advance Access published on March 20, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 604-614; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn052 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Smoking Back

Stephen E Gilman, Laurie T Martin, David B Abrams, Ichiro Kawachi, Laura Kubzansky, Eric B Loucks, Richard Rende, Rima Rudd, and Stephen L Buka
Educational attainment and cigarette smoking: a causal association?
IJE Advance Access published on January 6, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 615-624; doi:10.1093/ije/dym250 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jay S Kaufman
Commentary: Why are we biased against bias?
IJE Advance Access published on March 3, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 624-626; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn035 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Theory & Methods Back

Nancy Krieger
Hormone therapy and the rise and perhaps fall of US breast cancer incidence rates: critical reflections
IJE Advance Access published on March 28, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 627-637; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn055 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Charlotte Paul
Commentary: Hormone therapy and breast cancer incidence: did epidemiologists miss an effect on national trends?
IJE Advance Access published on March 28, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 638-640; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn058 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jon Wakefield
Reporting and interpretation in genome-wide association studies
IJE Advance Access published on February 11, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 641-653; doi:10.1093/ije/dym257 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robyn M Lucas, Anthony J McMichael, Bruce K Armstrong, and Wayne T Smith
Estimating the global disease burden due to ultraviolet radiation exposure
IJE Advance Access published on February 14, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 654-667; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn017 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Michal Freedman
Commentary: The complexities of minimizing risks due to UV exposures
IJE Advance Access published on May 3, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 667-668; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn061 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lau Caspar Thygesen, Lina Steinrud Mørch, Niels Keiding, Christoffer Johansen, and Morten Grønbæk
Use of baseline and updated information on alcohol intake on risk for breast cancer: importance of latency
IJE Advance Access published on April 4, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 669-677; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn060 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Other Original Article Back

Mati Rahu and Martin McKee
Epidemiological research labelled as a violation of privacy: the case of Estonia
IJE Advance Access published on February 26, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 678-682; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn022 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor Back

Julie Cwikel
Take a walk on the wild side of social epidemiology
IJE Advance Access published on January 17, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 683-684; doi:10.1093/ije/dym297 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Michael Oakes
Response to Cwikel: keeping it real on the wild side
IJE Advance Access published on January 17, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 684-685; doi:10.1093/ije/dym298 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews Back

Peter Lloyd-Sherlock
Public Policy and the Challenge of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases. O. Adeyi, O. Smith and S. Robles.
IJE Advance Access published on February 8, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 686-687; doi:10.1093/ije/dym222 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Michael Oakes
The Handbook of Inequality and Socioeconomic Position: Concepts and Measures. M Shaw, B Galobardes, DA Lawlor, J Lynch, B Wheeler, G Davey Smith.
IJE Advance Access published on February 23, 2008
Int. J. Epidemiol. 2008 37: 687-688; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn014 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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