American Journal of Epidemiology

COMMENTARIES:

Debbie A. Lawlor, Shah Ebrahim, Margaret May, and George Davey Smith

(Mis)use of Factor Analysis in the Study of Insulin Resistance Syndrome
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2004 159: 1013-1018; doi:10.1093/aje/kwh150 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

Candyce H. Kroenke, Susan E. Hankinson, Eva S. Schernhammer, Graham A. Colditz, Ichiro Kawachi, and Michelle D. Holmes

Caregiving Stress, Endogenous Sex Steroid Hormone Levels, and Breast Cancer Incidence
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2004 159: 1019-1027; doi:10.1093/aje/kwh148 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Erica P. Gunderson, Cora E. Lewis, Maureen A. Murtaugh, Charles P. Quesenberry, Delia Smith West, and Stephen Sidney

Long-term Plasma Lipid Changes Associated with a First Birth: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2004 159: 1028-1039; doi:10.1093/aje/kwh146 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Maan Jokhadar, Steven J. Jacobsen, Guy S. Reeder, Susan A. Weston, and Véronique L. Roger

Sudden Death and Recurrent Ischemic Events after Myocardial Infarction in the Community
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2004 159: 1040-1046; doi:10.1093/aje/kwh147 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kyle Steenland, Jane Henley, Eugenia Calle, and Michael Thun

Individual- and Area-Level Socioeconomic Status Variables as Predictors of Mortality in a Cohort of 179,383 Persons
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2004 159: 1047-1056; doi:10.1093/aje/kwh129 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Artama, J. I. T. Isojärvi, J. Raitanen, and A. Auvinen

Birth Rate among Patients with Epilepsy: A Nationwide Population-based Cohort Study in Finland
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2004 159: 1057-1063; doi:10.1093/aje/kwh140 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tyler C. Smith, Thomas E. Corbeil, Margaret A. K. Ryan, Jack M. Heller, and Gregory C. Gray

In-Theater Hospitalizations of US and Allied Personnel during the 1991 Gulf War
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2004 159: 1064-1076; doi:10.1093/aje/kwh152 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Vincenzo Bagnardi, Antonella Zambon, Piero Quatto, and Giovanni Corrao

Flexible Meta-Regression Functions for Modeling Aggregate Dose-Response Data, with an Application to Alcohol and Mortality
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2004 159: 1077-1086; doi:10.1093/aje/kwh142 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PRACTICE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY:

Kate M. Dunn, Kelvin Jordan, Rosie J. Lacey, Mark Shapley, and Clare Jinks

Patterns of Consent in Epidemiologic Research: Evidence from Over 25,000 Responders
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2004 159: 1087-1094; doi:10.1093/aje/kwh141 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jan M. H. Risser, William L. Risser, Mona A. Eissa, Polly F. Cromwell, Michelle S. Barratt, and Andrea Bortot

Self-Assessment of Circumcision Status by Adolescents
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2004 159: 1095-1097; doi:10.1093/aje/kwh149 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. F. Aitken, P. H. Youl, M. Janda, M. Elwood, I. T. Ring, J. B. Lowe, and D. W. Firman

Validity of Self-reported Skin Screening Histories
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2004 159: 1098-1105; doi:10.1093/aje/kwh143 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

Stephen R. Cole and Hugo Lopez-Gatell

Epidemiologic Methods: Studying the Occurrence of Illness
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2004 159: 1106; doi:10.1093/aje/kwh165 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Walter Schill and Pascal Wild

RE: "FLEXIBLE MATCHING STRATEGIES TO INCREASE POWER AND EFFICIENCY TO DETECT AND ESTIMATE GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS IN CASE-CONTROL STUDIES"
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2004 159: 1107-1108; doi:10.1093/aje/kwh144 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Til Stürmer and Hermann Brenner

THE AUTHORS REPLY
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2004 159: 1108; doi:10.1093/aje/kwh145 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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