American Journal of Epidemiology

EDITORIAL:

CLUSTERING OF HEALTH EVENTS
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 1-2. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

INTRODUCTION:

RICHARD B. ROTHENBERG, KAREN K. STEINBERG, and STEPHEN B. THACKER

THE PUBLIC HEALTH IMPORTANCE OF CLUSTERS: A NOTE FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 3-5. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:

KENNETH J. ROTHMAN

A SOBERING START FOR THE CLUSTER BUSTERS' CONFERENCE
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 6-13. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO REPORTS OF CLUSTERS:

BETH J. FIORE, LAWRENCE P. HANRAHAN, and HENRY A. ANDERSON

STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO DISEASE CLUSTER REPORTS: A PROTOCOL FOR INVESTIGATION
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 14-22. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JANICE R. DEVIER, ROSS C. BROWNSON, JOHN R. BAGBY, JR., GALE M. CARLSON, and JOHN R. CRELLIN

A PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO CANCER CLUSTERS IN MISSOURI
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 23-31. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ROBERT J. HARDY, GENE D. SCHRODER, SHARON P. COOPER, PATRICIA A. BUFFLER, HOWARD M. PRICHARD, and MARTIN CRANE

A SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING HEALTH EFFECTS FROM HAZARDOUS EXPOSURES
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 32-42. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GLYN G. CALDWELL

TWENTY-TWO YEARS OF CANCER CLUSTER INVESTIGATIONS AT THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 43-47. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ALAN P. BENDER, ALLAN N. WILLIAMS, REBECCA A. JOHNSON, and HELEN G. JAGGER

APPROPRIATE PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSES TO CLUSTERS: THE ART OF BEING RESPONSIBLY RESPONSIVE
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 48-52. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

EPIDEMIOLOGY:

ANDREW ROSS and SCOTT DAVIS

POINT PATTERN ANALYSIS OF THE SPATIAL PROXIMITY OF RESIDENCES PRIOR TO DIAGNOSIS OF PERSONS WITH HODGKIN'S DISEASE
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 53-62. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

VALERIE BERAL

CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA NEAR NUCLEAR PLANTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM: THE EVOLUTION OF A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO STUDYING RARE DISEASE IN SMALL GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 63-68. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LEGAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE CLUSTERS:

THOMAS W. HENDERSON

TOXIC TORT LITIGATION: MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES IN CAUSATION
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 69-78. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BERT BLACK

MATCHING EVIDENCE ABOUT CLUSTERED HEALTH EVENTS WITH TORT LAW REQUIREMENTS
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 79-86. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLUSTER INVESTIGATIONS:

J. SCOTT OSBORNE, III, CARL M. SHY, and BERTON H. KAPLAN

EPIDEMIOLOGIC ANALYSIS OF A REPORTED CANCER CLUSTER IN A SMALL RURAL POPULATION
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 87-95. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

KATHERINE MALLIN

INVESTIGATION OF A BLADDER CANCER CLUSTER IN NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 96-106. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

KEVIN B. WEISS and DIANE K. WAGENER

GEOGRAPHIC VARIATIONS IN US ASTHMA MORTALITY: SMALL-AREA ANALYSES OF EXCESS MORTALITY, 1981–1985
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 107-115. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SALLY L. GLASER

SPATIAL CLUSTERING OF HODGKIN'S DISEASE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 167-177. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ALLAN N. WILLIAMS, REBECCA A. JOHNSON, and ALAN P. BENDER

USE OF CODED MORTALITY DATA TO ASSESS AREA CANCER RATES: IMPACT OF RESIDENCE REPORTING AND CODING ERRORS
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 178-182. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ROBERT D. GIBBONS, DAVID C. CLARK, and JAN FAWCETT

A STATISTICAL METHOD FOR EVALUATING SUICIDE CLUSTERS AND IMPLEMENTING CLUSTER SURVEILLANCE
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 183-191. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

STATISTICAL CONSIDERATIONS-APPLICATIONS:

LAWRENCE P. HANRAHAN, IRENE MIRKIN, JOSEPH OLSON, HENRY A. ANDERSON, and BETH J. FIORE

SMRFIT: A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM (SAS) PROGRAM FOR STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO ANALYSES AND POISSON REGRESSION MODEL FITS IN COMMUNITY DISEASE CLUSTER INVESTIGATIONS
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 116-122. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RANDY R. SITTER, LAWRENCE P. HANRAHAN, DAVID DEMETS, and HENRY A. ANDERSON

A MONITORING SYSTEM TO DETECT INCREASED RATES OF CANCER INCIDENCE
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 123-130. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PAUL K. ROBERSON

CONTROLLING FOR TIME-VARYING POPULATION DISTRIBUTIONS IN DISEASE CLUSTERING STUDIES
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 131-135. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

STATISTICAL CONSIDERATIONS-THEORY:

BRUCE W. TURNBULL, ERIC J. IWANO, WILLIAM S. BURNETT, HOLLY L. HOWE, and LARRY C. CLARK

MONITORING FOR CLUSTERS OF DISEASE: APPLICATION TO LEUKEMIA INCIDENCE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 136-143. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SCOTT DAVIS, ANDREW ROSS, LYNDA F. VOIGT, and LINDA HEUSER

QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF GEOGRAPHIC CLUSTERING OF POPULATION SAMPLES SELECTED USING DIFFERENT METHODS OF RANDOM DIGIT DIALING
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 144-155. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DANIEL WARTENBERG and MICHAEL GREENBERG

DETECTING DISEASE CLUSTERS: THE IMPORTANCE OF STATISTICAL POWER
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 156-166. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RISK PERCEPTION:

MICHAEL GREENBERG and DANIEL WARTENBERG

UNDERSTANDING MASS MEDIA COVERAGE OF DISEASE CLUSTERS
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 192-195. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PATRICK W. O'CARROLL and JAMES A. MERCY

RESPONDING TO COMMUNITY-IDENTIFIED SUICIDE CLUSTERS: STATISTICAL VERIFICATION OF THE CLUSTER IS NOT THE PRIMARY ISSUE
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1990 132: 196-202. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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