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American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access articles are papers that have been copyedited and typeset but not yet paginated for inclusion in an issue of the journal. More information, including how to cite Advance Access papers, can be found on the Advance Access page.

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REVIEWGo to top of the page

Review
Cosetta Minelli, John R. Thompson, Keith R. Abrams, Ammarin Thakkinstian, and John Attia
The Quality of Meta-Analyses of Genetic Association Studies: A Review With Recommendations
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on November 9, 2009.
doi:10.1093/aje/kwp350
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ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONGo to top of the page

Original Contribution
Clara Bodelon, Jennifer A. Doherty, Chu Chen, Mary Anne Rossing, and Noel S. Weiss
Use of Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs and Risk of Endometrial Cancer
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on November 6, 2009.
doi:10.1093/aje/kwp321
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Original Contribution
Madé Wenten, W. James Gauderman, Kiros Berhane, Pi-Chu Lin, John Peters, and Frank D. Gilliland
Functional Variants in the Catalase and Myeloperoxidase Genes, Ambient Air Pollution, and Respiratory-related School Absences: An Example of Epistasis in Gene-Environment Interactions
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on November 6, 2009.
doi:10.1093/aje/kwp310
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Original Contribution
Ondine S. von Ehrenstein, Rafael T. Mikolajczyk, and Jun Zhang
Timing and Trajectories of Fetal Growth Related to Cognitive Development in Childhood
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on November 4, 2009.
doi:10.1093/aje/kwp296
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Original Contribution
Stella Trompet, J. Wouter Jukema, Martijn B. Katan, Gerard J. Blauw, Naveed Sattar, Brendan Buckley, Muriel Caslake, Ian Ford, Jim Shepherd, Rudi G. J. Westendorp, and Anton J. M. de Craen
Apolipoprotein E Genotype, Plasma Cholesterol, and Cancer: A Mendelian Randomization Study
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on November 4, 2009.
doi:10.1093/aje/kwp294
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Original Contribution
Allan Jensen, Heidi Sharif, and Susanne K. Kjaer
Use of Fertility Drugs and Risk of Uterine Cancer: Results From a Large Danish Population-based Cohort Study
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on November 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/aje/kwp290
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Original Contribution
Melissa J. Whitrow, Vivienne M. Moore, Alice R. Rumbold, and Michael J. Davies
Effect of Supplemental Folic Acid in Pregnancy on Childhood Asthma: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on October 30, 2009.
doi:10.1093/aje/kwp315
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Original Contribution
Nancy R. Cook, Bernard A. Rosner, Susan E. Hankinson, and Graham A. Colditz
Mammographic Screening and Risk Factors for Breast Cancer
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on October 29, 2009.
doi:10.1093/aje/kwp304
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Original Contribution
Anna C. Svensson, Sven Sandin, Sven Cnattingius, Marie Reilly, Yudi Pawitan, Christina M. Hultman, and Paul Lichtenstein
Maternal Effects for Preterm Birth: A Genetic Epidemiologic Study of 630,000 Families
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on October 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/aje/kwp328
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Original Contribution
Clarice R. Weinberg and Min Shi
The Genetics of Preterm Birth: Using What We Know to Design Better Association Studies
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on October 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/aje/kwp325
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Original Contribution
Heather A. Boyd, Gry Poulsen, Jan Wohlfahrt, Jeffrey C. Murray, Bjarke Feenstra, and Mads Melbye
Maternal Contributions to Preterm Delivery
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on October 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/aje/kwp324
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Original Contribution
Laura A. Schieve, Owen Devine, Coleen A. Boyle, Joann R. Petrini, and Lee Warner
Estimation of the Contribution of Non–Assisted Reproductive Technology Ovulation Stimulation Fertility Treatments to US Singleton and Multiple Births
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on October 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/aje/kwp281
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Original Contribution
Besa Smith, Charlene A. Wong, Tyler C. Smith, Edward J. Boyko, Gary D. Gackstetter, and Margaret A. K. Ryan for the Millennium Cohort Study Team
Newly Reported Respiratory Symptoms and Conditions Among Military Personnel Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan: A Prospective Population-based Study
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on October 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/aje/kwp287
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Obituary
Christopher T. Sempos and Uri Goldbourt
Harold A. Kahn (1920–2009): A Remembrance of a Life Devoted to Public Health
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on November 3, 2009.
doi:10.1093/aje/kwp346
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PRACTICE OF EPIDEMIOLOGYGo to top of the page

Practice of Epidemiology
Anne E. Cust, Helen Schmid, Judith A. Maskiell, Jodie Jetann, Megan Ferguson, Elizabeth A. Holland, Chantelle Agha-Hamilton, Mark A. Jenkins, John Kelly, Richard F. Kefford, Graham G. Giles, Bruce K. Armstrong, Joanne F. Aitken, John L. Hopper, and Graham J. Mann
Population-based, Case-Control-Family Design to Investigate Genetic and Environmental Influences on Melanoma Risk: Australian Melanoma Family Study
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on November 3, 2009.
doi:10.1093/aje/kwp307
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Practice of Epidemiology
Danella M. Hafeman
"Proportion Explained": A Causal Interpretation for Standard Measures of Indirect Effect?
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on October 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/aje/kwp283
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Letter to the Editor
Joshua A. Salomon
THE FIRST AUTHOR REPLIES
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on November 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/aje/kwp369
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Letter to the Editor
Mauricio Avendano, Tim Huijts, and S. V. Subramanian
RE: "ARE AMERICANS FEELING LESS HEALTHY? THE PUZZLE OF TRENDS IN SELF-RATED HEALTH"
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on November 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/aje/kwp367
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META- AND POOLED ANALYSESGo to top of the page

Meta- and Pooled Analyses
Kevin McGeechan, Gerald Liew, Petra Macaskill, Les Irwig, Ronald Klein, Barbara E. K. Klein, Jie Jin Wang, Paul Mitchell, Johannes R. Vingerling, Paulus T. V. M. de Jong, Jacqueline C. M. Witteman, Monique M. B. Breteler, Jonathan Shaw, Paul Zimmet, and Tien Y. Wong
Prediction of Incident Stroke Events Based on Retinal Vessel Caliber: A Systematic Review and Individual-Participant Meta-Analysis
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on November 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/aje/kwp306
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Book Review
Susan Rose
International Ethical Guidelines for Epidemiological Studies: By the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS)
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on October 28, 2009.
doi:10.1093/aje/kwp334
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Book Review
Jonathan M. Samet, Heather Wipfli, Elizabeth A. Platz, and Nrupen Bhavsar
A Dictionary of Epidemiology, Fifth Edition: Edited by Miquel Porta
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on October 12, 2009.
doi:10.1093/aje/kwp322
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Human Genome Epidemiology (HuGE) Review
Margaret Ragland, Carolyn Hutter, Cyrus Zabetian, and Karen Edwards
Association Between the Ubiquitin Carboxyl-Terminal Esterase L1 Gene (UCHL1) S18Y Variant and Parkinson's Disease: A HuGE Review and Meta-Analysis
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on October 28, 2009.
doi:10.1093/aje/kwp288
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Response to Invited Commentary
Anna C. Svensson, Sven Sandin, Sven Cnattingius, Marie Reilly, Yudi Pawitan, Christina M. Hultman, and Paul Lichtenstein
Svensson et al. Respond to "Maternal Genes and Environment in Preterm Birth"
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on October 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/aje/kwp327
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Invited Commentary
Julian Little
Invited Commentary: Maternal Effects in Preterm Birth—Effects of Maternal Genotype, Mitochondrial DNA, Imprinting, or Environment?
American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published on October 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/aje/kwp326
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