International Journal of Epidemiology

Book : International Journal of Epidemiology

Language : English

Library : Social Phsician

Publish Place : London

ISSN : 0300-5771

Volume : 19/3

Period : 3 monthly

Publish Date : September 1990

Publisher : The Journal of The International Epidemiological Association (IEA )

Book Type : Periodical

Book Number : 2188

INDEX

Contents
Epidemiology and the European Community
Albert Hofman on behalf of COMAC-Epidemiology Population Density and Cancer Mortality Differentials in New York State, 1978-1982
Martin C Mahoney, Danielle S LaBrie, Philip C Nasca, Patricia E Wolfgang
and William S Burnett
Cancer Incidence and Risk Factors among Montreal Residents of Italian Origin
Benedetto Terracini, Jack Siemiatycki and Lesley Richardson The Pattern of Cancer in a Large Cohort of Stroke Patients
Knud Lindvig, Henrik M0ller, Johannes Mosbech and Ole M0ller Jensen The Incidence of Cancer among Blood Donors
Karl Merk, Britta Mattsson, Anders Mattsson, Goran Holm, Bengt
Gullbring and Magnus Bjorkholm
Nitrate and Nitrite Exposure in Italian Populations with Different Gastric
Cancer Rates •>
T M Knight, D Forman, R Pirastu, P Comba, R lannarilli, P L Cocco,
G Angotzi, E Ninu and S Schierano Familial Clustering of Neural Tube Defects and Gastric Cancer
Dwight T Janerich, Susan Taylor Mayne, W Douglas Thompson, Alice D
Stark, Edward F Fitzgerald and Herbert I Jacobson Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma in Females: The Role of Hormonal and Reproductive Factors
Roberto Zanetti, Silvia Franceschi, Stefano Rosso, Ettore Bidoli and
Stefano Colonna Childbearing in Marriage and Mortality from Breast Cancer in Norway
Eiliv Lund
An Epidemiological Case-Control Study of Breast Cancer and Alcohol Consumption
Philip C Nasca, Mark S Baptiste, Nancy A Field, Barbara B Metzger,
Maurice Black, C Stephan Kwon and Herbert Jacobson Relative and Attributable Risk for Cervical Cancer: A Comparative Study in the United States and Italy
Fabio Parazzini, Allan Hildesheim, Monica Ferraroni, Carlo la Vecchia and
Louise A Brinton



Background Gamma Radiation and Childhood Cancers within Ten Miles of a US Nuclear Plant
Maureen Hatch and Mervyn Susser
Development of a Record Linkage Protocol for Use in the Dutch Cancer Registry for Epidemiological Research
Piet A van den Brandt, Leo J Schouten, R Alexandra Goldbohm, Elisabeth
Dorant and Perry M H Hunen
Myocardial Infarction is Inversely Associated with Plasma 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 Levels: A Community-Based Study
Robert Scragg, Rodney Jackson, Ian M Holdaway, Thomas Lim and
Robert Beaglehole
The Relationship between Fat Distribution and Some Chronic Diseases in 11 825 Women Participating in the DOM-Project
Paul A H van Noord, Jacob C Seidell, Isolde den Tonke/aar, Else A
Baanders-van Halewijn and Ingrid J Ouwehand
Relationship between Adiposity and Food Intake: An Example of Pseudo-Contradictory Results Obtained in Case-Control versus Between-Populations Studies
Marie-Frangoise Rolland-Cachera, France Bellisle, Jean Tichet, Anne-Marie Chantrel, Michel Guilloud-Bataille, Sylviane Vol and Georges
Pequignot
Determinants of HDL-Cholesterol and the HDL-Cholesterol/Total Cholesterol Ratio. Results of the Lubeck Blood Pressure Study
Lloyd Chambless, Angela Döring, Birgit Filipiak and Ulrich Keil Consumption of Boiled Coffee is Correlated with Serum Cholesterol in Finland
Pirjo Pietinen, Antti Aro, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Ulla Uusitalo and Heikki
Korhonen
Black/White Comparisons of Deaths Preventable by Medical Intervention: United States and the District of Columbia 1980-1986
Eugene Schwartz, Vincent Y Kofie, Marc Rivo and Reed V Tuckson Identifying Maternal Deaths in Developing Countries: Experience in Jamaica
Godfrey J A Walker, Affette McCaw-Binns, Deanna E C Ashley and G
Wes/ey Bernard Perinatal Mortality in Matlab, Bangladesh: A Community-Based Study
Vinncet Fauveau, Bogdan Wojtyniak, G Mostafa, A M Sarder and J
Chakraborty
Validity of the Ten Questions' for Screening Serious Childhood Disability: Results from Urban Bangladesh
Sultana S Zaman, Naila Z Khan, Shaheen Islam, Sultana Banu, Shanta
Dixit, Patrick Shrout and Maureen Durkin
Respiratory History during Infancy and Childhood, and Respiratory Conditions in Adulthood
J Cooreman, S Redon, M Levallois, R Liard and S Perdrizet Public Health Surveillance of Non-Infectious Chronic Diseases: The Potential to Detect Rapid Changes in Disease Burden
Ruth L Berkelman and James W Buehler
Measuring Malnutrition in Famines: Are Weight-for-Height and Arm Circumference Interchangeable?
David A Ross, Nigel Jaylor, Richard Hayes and Malcolm McLean Usefulness of Red Cell Distribution Width in Association with Biological Parameters in an Epidemiological Survey of Iron Deficiency in Children
J L Mahu, C Leclercq and J P Suquet



Epidemiology of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Women of Childbearing Age. Findings in a Large Cohort Study
M P Vessey, L Villard-Mackintosh and D Yeates Legume Intake and Gallstone Risk: Results from a Case-Control Study
Carel Thijs and Paul Knipschild
Lathyrism in Rural Northwestern Ethiopia: A Highly Prevalent Neurotoxic Disorder
Redda Tekle Haimanot, Yemane Kidane, Elizabeth Wuhib, Angelina
Kalissa, Tadesse A/emu, Zein Ahmed Zein and Peter S Spencer An Epidemiological Description of Lightning-Related Deaths in the United States
Philippe J Duclos and Lee M Sanderson
Ecological versus Case-Control Studies for Testing a Linear-No Threshold Dose-Response Relationship
Bernard L Cohen
Evaluation of a Village Health Worker Programme: The Use of Village Health Worker Retained Records
Louise Kuhn and Merrick Zwarenstein
Geographical Patterns of Male Circumcision Practices in Africa: Association with HIV Seroprevalence
Stephen Moses, Janet E Bradley, Nico J D Nagelkerke, Allan ft Ronald, J 0
Ndinya-Achola and Francis A Plummer Durability of Passive Measles Antibody in Jamaican Children
Celia D Christie, Jennifer Lee-Hirsh, Benjamin Rogall, Samuel Merrill,
Angela A Ramlal, Victoria Karian and Francis L Black Measles Immunization Strategies for Countries with High Transmission Rates: Interim Guidelines Predicted Using a Mathematical Model
D J Nokes, A R McLean, R M Anderson and M Grabowsky Efficacy of Oral Poliovirus Vaccine in Rural Communities of North Arcot District, India
Vinohar Balraj, T Jacob John, Maya Thomas and Satish Mukundan Rotavirus Diarrhoea in Apache Children: A Case-Control Study
Srikumar Menon, Mathuram Santosham, Raymond Reid, Jeanne
Almeido-Hill, R Bradley Sack and George W Comstock Epidemiology of Rotavirus Diarrhoea in Children under Five Years in Bahrain
Samir R Dutta, Sameer A Khalfan, Bader H Baig, Layla Philipose and
Rashid Fulayfil
Malnutrition is Associated with Increased Diarrhoea Incidence and Duration among Children in an Urban Brazilian Slum
John B Schorling, Jay F McAuliffe, Maria Auxiliadora de Souza and
Richard L Guerrant
Is it Possible to Predict which Diarrhoea Episodes Will Lead to Life-Threatening Dehydration?
Cesar G Victora, Betty R Kirkwood, Sandra C Fuchs, Cintia Lombardi and
Fernando C Barros
A Waterborne Outbreak of Leptospirosis among United States Military Personnel in Okinawa, Japan
Andrew Corwin, A/an Ryan, William Bloys, Richard Thomas, Benjamin
Deniega and Douglas Watts
Water Contact and Schistosoma Haematobium Infection: A Case Study from an Upper Egyptian Village
Helmut Kloos, Gene I Higashi, Vernon D Schinski, Noshy S Mansour,
K Darwin Murrell and F Dewolfe Miller
Mechanisms of Influence on Smoking and Drinking Behaviour among Secondary Schoolchildren
Jan Van Reek, Ronald Knibbe and Frans Theunissen Letters to the Editor Book Reviews
WHO Publications and Book News Bulletin Board Erratum Information for Contributors
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