American Journal of Epidemiology

EDITORIAL:

Shiriki K. Kumanyika

The Obesity Epidemic: Looking in the Mirror
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on June 16, 2007
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2007 166: 243-245; doi:10.1093/aje/kwm169 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

HUMAN GENOME EPIDEMIOLOGY (HuGE) REVIEWS:

Heather M. Ochs-Balcom, Georgia Wiesner, and Robert C. Elston

A Meta-Analysis of the Association of N-Acetyltransferase 2 Gene (NAT2) Variants with Breast Cancer
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on May 29, 2007
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2007 166: 246-254; doi:10.1093/aje/kwm066 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Tables 1 & 2 [Request Permissions]  

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

Sofia Carlsson, Tomas Andersson, Paul Lichtenstein, Karl Michaëlsson, and Anders Ahlbom

Physical Activity and Mortality: Is the Association Explained by Genetic Selection?
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on May 10, 2007
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2007 166: 255-259; doi:10.1093/aje/kwm132 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tuomo Rankinen and Claude Bouchard

Invited Commentary: Physical Activity, Mortality, and Genetics
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on May 10, 2007
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2007 166: 260-262; doi:10.1093/aje/kwm130 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joachim Schüz, Anne Louise Svendsen, Martha S. Linet, Mary L. McBride, Eve Roman, Maria Feychting, Leeka Kheifets, Tracy Lightfoot, Gabor Mezei, Jill Simpson, and Anders Ahlbom

Nighttime Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields and Childhood Leukemia: An Extended Pooled Analysis
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on May 7, 2007
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2007 166: 263-269; doi:10.1093/aje/kwm080 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mina Ha, Hyoungjune Im, Mihye Lee, Hyun Joo Kim, Byung-Chan Kim, Yoon-Myoung Gimm, and Jeong-Ki Pack

Radio-Frequency Radiation Exposure from AM Radio Transmitters and Childhood Leukemia and Brain Cancer
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on June 7, 2007
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2007 166: 270-279; doi:10.1093/aje/kwm083 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tara M. Vogt, Regina G. Ziegler, Blossom H. Patterson, and Barry I. Graubard

Racial Differences in Serum Selenium Concentration: Analysis of US Population Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on June 8, 2007
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2007 166: 280-288; doi:10.1093/aje/kwm075 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cande V. Ananth and Sven Cnattingius

Influence of Maternal Smoking on Placental Abruption in Successive Pregnancies: A Population-based Prospective Cohort Study in Sweden
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on June 4, 2007
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2007 166: 289-295; doi:10.1093/aje/kwm073 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Janet M. Catov, Lisa M. Bodnar, Roberta B. Ness, Nina Markovic, and James M. Roberts

Association of Periconceptional Multivitamin Use and Risk of Preterm or Small-for-Gestational-Age Births
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on May 11, 2007
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2007 166: 296-303; doi:10.1093/aje/kwm071 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alayne G. Ronnenberg, Scott A. Venners, Xiping Xu, Changzhong Chen, Lihua Wang, Wenwei Guang, Aiqun Huang, and Xiaobin Wang

Preconception B-Vitamin and Homocysteine Status, Conception, and Early Pregnancy Loss
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on May 2, 2007
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2007 166: 304-312; doi:10.1093/aje/kwm078 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ting Wu, Yonghua Hu, Changzhong Chen, Fan Yang, Zhiping Li, Zhian Fang, Lihua Wang, and Dafang Chen

Passive Smoking, Metabolic Gene Polymorphisms, and Infant Birth Weight in a Prospective Cohort Study of Chinese Women
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on May 25, 2007
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2007 166: 313-322; doi:10.1093/aje/kwm090 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brian W. Whitcomb, Enrique F. Schisterman, Mark A. Klebanoff, Mona Baumgarten, Alice Rhoton-Vlasak, Xiaoping Luo, and Nasser Chegini

Circulating Chemokine Levels and Miscarriage
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on May 15, 2007
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2007 166: 323-331; doi:10.1093/aje/kwm084 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Roger Månsson, Marshall M. Joffe, Wenguang Sun, and Sean Hennessy

On the Estimation and Use of Propensity Scores in Case-Control and Case-Cohort Studies
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on May 15, 2007
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2007 166: 332-339; doi:10.1093/aje/kwm069 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lynne E. Wagenknecht, Carl D. Langefeld, Barry I. Freedman, J. Jeffery Carr, and Donald W. Bowden

A Comparison of Risk Factors for Calcified Atherosclerotic Plaque in the Coronary, Carotid, and Abdominal Aortic Arteries: The Diabetes Heart Study
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on May 9, 2007
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2007 166: 340-347; doi:10.1093/aje/kwm091 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Alan Brookhart, Amanda R. Patrick, Colin Dormuth, Jerry Avorn, William Shrank, Suzanne M. Cadarette, and Daniel H. Solomon

Adherence to Lipid-lowering Therapy and the Use of Preventive Health Services: An Investigation of the Healthy User Effect
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on May 15, 2007
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2007 166: 348-354; doi:10.1093/aje/kwm070 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PRACTICE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY:

Virginia E. Pitzer, Gabriel M. Leung, and Marc Lipsitch

Estimating Variability in the Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome to Household Contacts in Hong Kong, China
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on May 10, 2007
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2007 166: 355-363; doi:10.1093/aje/kwm082 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Material [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

M. Tevfik Dorak, Richard J. Q. McNally, and Louise Parker

RE: "CHILDHOOD ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA AND INFECTIONS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE: A REPORT FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM CHILDHOOD CANCER STUDY"
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on June 18, 2007
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2007 166: 364-365; doi:10.1093/aje/kwm158 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Eve Roman, Jill Simpson, and Pat Ansell

SEVERAL AUTHORS REPLY
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on June 18, 2007
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2007 166: 365; doi:10.1093/aje/kwm159 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ERRATA:

Authors of the Letter and the Reply:

RE: "META- AND POOLED ANALYSIS OF GSTT1 AND LUNG CANCER: A HUGE-GSEC REVIEW"
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on July 2, 2007
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2007 166: 366; doi:10.1093/aje/kwm200 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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