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Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012
Editor's Choice
Data resources from Case No. 28 to datasets of millions
Jane E Ferrie
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1495–1500, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys224
Cholera, John Snow and the 2013 bicentennial meetings at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Jane E Ferrie
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1501–1502, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys225
Editorial
‘In God we trust, all others (must) bring data’
John Lynch and David Stuckler
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1503–1506, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys204
Reprints and Reflections
A Defence of the Thesis that “The opportunities of the general practitioner are essential for the investigation of disease and the progress of medicine”
Sir James Mackenzie
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1507–1518, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys187
Commentary: A thesis that still warrants defence and promotion
Blair H Smith and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1518–1522, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys178
Commentary: James Mackenzie 1921, still relevant in 2012
Richard Baker
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1523–1525, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys182
Commentary: Sir James Mackenzie (1853–1925): An ambiguous pioneer for research in primary care
Julian Tudor Hart
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1525–1531, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys196
Diversion
The Cholera's Coming
Anon
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Page 1532, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyl124
Cohort profiles
Cohort Profile: The Quebec Adipose and Lifestyle Investigation in Youth Cohort
Marie Lambert and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1533–1544, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyr111
Cohort Profile: The Northern Swedish Cohort
Anne Hammarström and Urban Janlert
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1545–1552, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyr118
Cohort Profile: The Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
Claudia E Kuehni and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1553–1564, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyr142
Cohort Profile: Geelong Osteoporosis Study
Julie A Pasco and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1565–1575, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyr148
Cohort Profile: The Lothian Birth Cohorts of 1921 and 1936
Ian J Deary and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1576–1584, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyr197
Cohort Profile: The Health Survey for England
Jennifer Mindell and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1585–1593, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyr199
Cohort Profile: The MUg Observational Cohort
Anna Funk and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1594–1594f, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys170
Data Resource Profiles
Data Resource Profile: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Colleen Murray and Holly Newby
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1595–1601, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys185
Demographic and health surveys: a profile
Daniel J Corsi and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1602–1613, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys184
Data Resource Profile: The Rochester Epidemiology Project (REP) medical records-linkage system
Jennifer L St Sauver and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1614–1624, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys195
Data Resource Profile: Cardiovascular disease research using linked bespoke studies and electronic health records (CALIBER)
Spiros C Denaxas and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1625–1638, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys188
Data Resource Profile: The World Health Organization Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE)
Paul Kowal and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1639–1649, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys210
Early Life
The impact of breastfeeding on FTO-related BMI growth trajectories: an application to the Raine pregnancy cohort study
Taraneh Abarin and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1650–1660, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys171
Early life influences on cardio-metabolic disease risk in aboriginal populations—what is the evidence? A systematic review of longitudinal and case–control studies
Bridgette J McNamara and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1661–1682, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys190
Education and adult cause-specific mortality—examining the impact of family factors shared by 871 367 Norwegian siblings
Øyvind Næss and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1683–1691, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys143
Commentary: Education and mortality inequalities in Norway
Anton CJ Lager
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1691–1693, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys208
Cancer
Smoking and risk of skin cancer: a prospective analysis and a meta-analysis
Fengju Song and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1694–1705, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys146
Body mass index in relation to oesophageal and oesophagogastric junction adenocarcinomas: a pooled analysis from the International BEACON Consortium
Cathrine Hoyo and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1706–1718, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys176
Social determinants
Does self-rated health predict death in adults aged 50 years and above in India? Evidence from a rural population under health and demographic surveillance
Siddhivinayak Hirve and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1719–1727, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys163
Commentary: Self-rated health and mortality in low income settings
Bo Burström
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1727–1728, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys197
Benefits of educational attainment on adult fluid cognition: international evidence from three birth cohorts
Sean AP Clouston and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1729–1736, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys148
Trends and inequalities in cardiovascular disease mortality across 7932 English electoral wards, 1982–2006: Bayesian spatial analysis
Perviz Asaria and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1737–1749, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys151
Commentary: When bad news is worse than it sounds
Danny Dorling
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1750–1752, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys174
Genetics and Epigenetics
DNA methylation differences in exposed workers and nearby residents of the Ma Ta Phut industrial estate, Rayong, Thailand
Marco Peluso and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1753–1760, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys129
Commentary: Rapid steps forward in environmental epigenetics: Implications for epidemiologic investigation of chronic disease
Victoria K Cortessis
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1761–1763, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys211
Genetic association studies in pre-eclampsia: systematic meta-analyses and field synopsis
Eleonora Staines-Urias and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1764–1775, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys162
Parental height in relation to offspring coronary heart disease: examining transgenerational influences on health using the west of Scotland Midspan Family Study
Linsay Gray and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1776–1785, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys149
Methodology
Effects of the UK Biobank collection protocol on potential biomarkers in saliva
Rashida Pramanik and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1786–1797, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys166
Correction for population stratification in random forest analysis
Yang Zhao and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1798–1806, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys183
Other Original Articles
Heterogeneity in outcomes of treated HIV-positive patients in Europe and North America: relation with patient and cohort characteristics
Margaret T May and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1807–1820, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys164
Diurnal variation in probability of death following self-poisoning in Sri Lanka—evidence for chronotoxicity in humans
Robert Carroll and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1821–1828, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys191
Global Status of Epidemiology
Current status and future prospects of epidemiology and public health training and research in the WHO African region
Jean B Nachega and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1829–1846, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys189
Letters to the Editor
Re: Moderate alcohol intake during pregnancy and risk of fetal death
David A Savitz
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Page 1847, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys152
Authors’ Response to: Moderate alcohol intake during pregnancy and risk of fetal death
Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Page 1848, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys155
A response to Dr Michael Oakes: advancing research into SES mechanisms that affect health
Peter Smith and John Frank
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1849–1851, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyi118
Author’s Response: Time to forget about obesity
Ian Roberts and Phil Edwards
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Page 1849, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyp281
Books Received
Books Received
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Page 1852, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys181
Reviewers
Reviewers
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 1853–1855, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys186
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