American Journal of Epidemiology

PRACTICE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY:

Lara J. Akinbami, Kenneth C. Schoendorf, and Jennifer Parker

US Childhood Asthma Prevalence Estimates: The Impact of the 1997 National Health Interview Survey Redesign
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2003 158: 99-104; doi:10.1093/aje/kwg109 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bruce P. Lanphear and Peter J. Gergen

Invited Commentary: Asthma Surveillance in US Children
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2003 158: 105-107; doi:10.1093/aje/kwg110 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lara J. Akinbami and Kenneth C. Schoendorf

Akinbami and Schoendorf Respond to "Asthma Surveillance in US Children": The Challenge of Asthma Surveillance and Continuous Health Surveys
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2003 158: 108-109; doi:10.1093/aje/kwg111 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SPECIAL ARTICLES:

Martin Eichner and Klaus Dietz

Transmission Potential of Smallpox: Estimates Based on Detailed Data from an Outbreak
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2003 158: 110-117; doi:10.1093/aje/kwg103 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Martin Eichner

Case Isolation and Contact Tracing Can Prevent the Spread of Smallpox
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2003 158: 118-128; doi:10.1093/aje/kwg104 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

Virginie Scotet, Marie-Christine Mérour, Anne-Yvonne Mercier, Brigitte Chanu, Thérèse Le Faou, Odile Raguénes, Gérald Le Gac, Catherine Mura, Jean-Baptiste Nousbaum, and Claude Férec

Hereditary Hemochromatosis: Effect of Excessive Alcohol Consumption on Disease Expression in Patients Homozygous for the C282Y Mutation
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2003 158: 129-134; doi:10.1093/aje/kwg123 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kirsten L. Rennie, Harry Hemingway, Meena Kumari, Eric Brunner, Marek Malik, and Michael Marmot

Effects of Moderate and Vigorous Physical Activity on Heart Rate Variability in a British Study of Civil Servants
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2003 158: 135-143; doi:10.1093/aje/kwg120 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. W. Knuiman, M. L. Divitini, J. K. Olynyk, D. J. Cullen, and H. C. Bartholomew

Serum Ferritin and Cardiovascular Disease: A 17-Year Follow-up Study in Busselton, Western Australia
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2003 158: 144-149; doi:10.1093/aje/kwg121 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Geraldine McNeill, Chuluuntulga Tuya, Doris M. Campbell, Paul Haggarty, W. Cairns S. Smith, Lindsey F. Masson, Alastair Cumming, Ian Broom, and Neva Haites

Blood Pressure in Relation to Birth Weight in Twins and Singleton Controls Matched for Gestational Age
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2003 158: 150-155; doi:10.1093/aje/kwg130 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Preet K. Dhillon and Victoria L. Holt

Recreational Physical Activity and Endometrioma Risk
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2003 158: 156-164; doi:10.1093/aje/kwg122 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Romieu, V. Avenel, B. Leynaert, F. Kauffmann, and F. Clavel-Chapelon

Body Mass Index, Change in Body Silhouette, and Risk of Asthma in the E3N Cohort Study
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2003 158: 165-174; doi:10.1093/aje/kwg131 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert S. Chapman, Wilbur C. Hadden, and Susan A. Perlin

Influences of Asthma and Household Environment on Lung Function in Children and Adolescents: The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2003 158: 175-189; doi:10.1093/aje/kwg129 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Frank D. Groves and John S. Lazarchick

RE: "ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND RISK OF NON-HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMA SUBTYPES AND B-CELL CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY"
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2003 158: 190; doi:10.1093/aje/kwg126 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jenny Hughes, Sarah Sellick, Rachel King, and Iain J. Robbé

RE: "PRETERM BIRTH AND LICORICE CONSUMPTION DURING PREGNANCY"
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2003 158: 190-191; doi:10.1093/aje/kwg132 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael R. Peters

RE: "USING A TELEPHONE SURVEY TO ACQUIRE GENETIC AND BEHAVIORAL DATA RELATED TO CIGARETTE SMOKING IN ‘MADE-ANONYMOUS’ AND ‘REGISTRY’ SAMPLES"
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2003 158: 191-192; doi:10.1093/aje/kwg124 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Timo E. Strandberg, Sture Andersson, and Anna-Liisa Järvenpää

THREE OF THE AUTHORS REPLY
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2003 158: 191; doi:10.1093/aje/kwg133 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lynn T. Kozlowski, George P. Vogler, David J. Vandenbergh, Andrew A. Strasser, and Richard J. O’Connor

THE AUTHORS REPLY
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2003 158: 192; doi:10.1093/aje/kwg125 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joshua R. Mann and Curtis S. Stine

RE: "INVITED COMMENTARY: CONDOM EFFECTIVENESS—WILL PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN SHED NEW LIGHT ON THIS PERPLEXING PROBLEM?"
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2003 158: 193; doi:10.1093/aje/kwg127 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Markus J. Steiner, Paul J. Feldblum, and Nancy Padian

THE AUTHORS REPLY
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2003 158: 193; doi:10.1093/aje/kwg128 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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