American Journal of Epidemiology

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

Yue Chen, Robert Dales, Mei Tang, and Daniel Krewski

Obesity May Increase the Incidence of Asthma in Women but Not in Men: Longitudinal Observations from the Canadian National Population Health Surveys
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2002 155: 191-197; doi:10.1093/aje/155.3.191 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stephen C. Redd and Ali H. Mokdad

Invited Commentary: Obesity and Asthma—New Perspectives, Research Needs, and Implications for Control Programs
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2002 155: 198-200; doi:10.1093/aje/155.3.198 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yue Chen, Robert Dales, Mei Tang, and Daniel Krewski

Chen et al. Respond to "Obesity and Asthma"
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2002 155: 201-202; doi:10.1093/aje/155.3.201 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Xu Xiong, Nestor N. Demianczuk, L. Duncan Saunders, Fu-Lin Wang, and William D. Fraser

Impact of Preeclampsia and Gestational Hypertension on Birth Weight by Gestational Age
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2002 155: 203-209; doi:10.1093/aje/155.3.203 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

James W. Collins, Jr., Shou-Yien Wu, and Richard J. David

Differing Intergenerational Birth Weights among the Descendants of US-born and Foreign-born Whites and African Americans in Illinois
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2002 155: 210-216; doi:10.1093/aje/155.3.210 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Roberta B. Ness, Daniel W. Cramer, Marc T. Goodman, Susanne Krûger Kjaer, Kathy Mallin, Berit Jul Mosgaard, David M. Purdie, Harvey A. Risch, Ronald Vergona, and Anna H. Wu

Infertility, Fertility Drugs, and Ovarian Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of Case-Control Studies
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2002 155: 217-224; doi:10.1093/aje/155.3.217 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Thomas A. Sellers, Jenny Davis, James R. Cerhan, Robert A. Vierkant, Janet E. Olson, V. Shane Pankratz, John D. Potter, and Aaron R. Folsom

Interaction of Waist/Hip Ratio and Family History on the Risk of Hormone Receptor-defined Breast Cancer in a Prospective Study of Postmenopausal Women
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2002 155: 225-233; doi:10.1093/aje/155.3.225 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ann M. Dellinger, Jean A. Langlois, and Guohua Li

Fatal Crashes among Older Drivers: Decomposition of Rates into Contributing Factors
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2002 155: 234-241; doi:10.1093/aje/155.3.234 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert P. Murray, John E. Connett, Suzanne L. Tyas, Ruth Bond, Okechukwu Ekuma, Candice K. Silversides, and Gordon E. Barnes

Alcohol Volume, Drinking Pattern, and Cardiovascular Disease Morbidity and Mortality: Is There a U-shaped Function?
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2002 155: 242-248; doi:10.1093/aje/155.3.242 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sylvie Bastuji-Garin, Hamida Turki, Inçaf Mokhtar, Rafia Nouira, Bassima Fazaa, Bechir Jomaa, Abdelmajid Zahaf, Amel Ben Osman, Rafika Souissi, Denis Hémon, Jean-Claude Roujeau, and Mohamed R. Kamoun

Possible Relation of Tunisian Pemphigus with Traditional Cosmetics: A Multicenter Case-Control Study
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2002 155: 249-256; doi:10.1093/aje/155.3.249 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Immo Kleinschmidt, Brian Sharp, Ivo Mueller, and Penelope Vounatsou

Rise in Malaria Incidence Rates in South Africa: A Small-Area Spatial Analysis of Variation in Time Trends
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2002 155: 257-264; doi:10.1093/aje/155.3.257 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alexis Elbaz and Annick Alpérovitch

Bias in Association Studies Resulting from Gene-Environment Interactions and Competing Risks
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2002 155: 265-272; doi:10.1093/aje/155.3.265 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert H. Lyles and Andrew S. Allen

Estimating Crude or Common Odds Ratios in Case-Control Studies with Informatively Missing Exposure Data
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2002 155: 274-281; doi:10.1093/aje/155.3.274 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PRACTICE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY:

Lisa Chasan-Taber, J. Bianca Erickson, Jeanne W. McBride, Philip C. Nasca, Scott Chasan-Taber, and Patty S. Freedson

Reproducibility of a Self-administered Lifetime Physical Activity Questionnaire among Female College Alumnae
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2002 155: 282-291; doi:10.1093/aje/155.3.282 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

Warren Winkelstein, Jr.

From the Editor
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2002 155: 290; doi:10.1093/aje/155.3.290 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Warren Winkelstein, Jr.

Deadly Glow: The Radium Dial Worker Tragedy
Am. J. Epidemiol. 2002 155: 290-291; doi:10.1093/aje/155.3.290-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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