American Journal of Epidemiology

COMMENTARIES:

Ana V. Diez-Roux

On Genes, Individuals, Society, and Epidemiology
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1998 148: 1027-1032. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

Sheila K. West, Beatriz Munoz, Oliver D. Schein, Donald D. Duncan, and Gary S. Rubin

Racial Differences in Lens Opacities: The Salisbury Eye Evaluation (SEE) Project
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1998 148: 1033-1039. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

François Curtin, Alfredo Morabia, and Martine Bernstein

Lifetime Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke among Urban Women: Differences by Socioeconomic Class
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1998 148: 1040-1047. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Patricia M. Dietz, Melissa M. Adams, Juliette S. Kendrick, and Mary P. Mathis

Completeness of Ascertainment of Prenatal Smoking using Birth Certificates and Confidential Questionnaires: Variations by Maternal Attributes and Infant Birth Weight
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1998 148: 1048-1054. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Douglas Osei-Hyiaman, Toyokawa Satoshi, Masaru Ueji, Takahashi Hideto, and Katsumi Kano

Timing of Menopause, Reproductive Years, and Bone Mineral Density: A Cross-Sectional Study of Postmenopausal Japanese Women
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1998 148: 1055-1061. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nikki M. Riley, Diane E. Bild, Lawton Cooper, Pamela Schreiner, Delia E. Smith, Paul Sorlie, and J. Kevin Thompson

Relation of Self-Image to Body Size and Weight Loss Attempts in Black Women: The CARDIA Study
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1998 148: 1062-1068. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Goya Wannamethee, A. Gerald Shaper, P. H. Whincup, and M. Walker

Adult Height, Stroke, and Coronary Heart Disease
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1998 148: 1069-1076. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Haroutune K. Armenian, Arthur K. Melkonian, and Ashot P. Hovanesian

Long Term Mortality and Morbidity Related to Degree of Damage Following the 1988 Earthquake in Armenia
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1998 148: 1077-1084. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rozenn N. Lemaitre, Irena B. King, Ruth E. Patterson, Bruce M. Psaty, Mark Kestin, and Susan R. Heckbert

Assessment of frans-Fatty Acid Intake with a Food Frequency Questionnaire and Validation with Adipose Tissue Levels of frans-Fatty Acids
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1998 148: 1085-1093. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kathleen Maletic Neuzil, George W. Reed, Edward F. Mitchel, Lone Simonsen, and Marie R. Griffin

Impact of Influenza on Acute Cardiopulmonary Hospitalizations in Pregnant Women
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1998 148: 1094-1102. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mikko Paunio, Heikki Peltola, Martti Valle, Irja Davidkin, Martti Virtanen, and Olli P. Heinonen

Explosive School-based Measles Outbreak: Intense Exposure May Have Resulted in High Risk, Even among Revaccinees
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1998 148: 1103-1110. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

William John Hannan McBride, Helen Mullner, Reinhold Muller, Justin Labrooy, and Ian Wronski

Determinants of Dengue 2 Infection among Residents of Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1998 148: 1111-1116. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John P. A. loannidis and Joseph Lau

Heterogeneity of the Baseline Risk within Patient Populations of Clinical Trials: A Proposed Evaluation Algorithm
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1998 148: 1117-1126. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bernard C. K. Choi

Slopes of a Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve and Likelihood Ratios for a Diagnostic Test
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1998 148: 1127-1132. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bernard C. K. Choi

Slopes of a Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve and Likelihood Ratios for a Diagnostic Test
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1998 148: 1127-1132. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Carlo La Vecchia and Silvia Franceschi

RE: "TOBACCO AS A CAUSE OF LUNG CANCER: SOME REFLECTIONS"
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1998 148: 1133. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ernst L. Wynder

THE AUTHOR REPLIES
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1998 148: 1133-1134. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kenneth J. O'Dowd

RE: "LACTATION HISTORY AND BREAST CANCER RISK"
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1998 148: 1134. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jo L. Freudenheim, John E. Vena, and Paola Muti

THE AUTHORS REPLY
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1998 148: 1134. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ERRATA:

RE: "NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS AFTER PRENATAL FAMINE: THE STORY OF THE DUTCH FAMINE STUDY"
Am. J. Epidemiol. 1998 148: 1135. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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