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  Volume 20, 1999

Volume 20, 1999


Volume 20 Contents


No 1, 1999

Guest Editorial on Public Health Aspects of Breast Cancer Gene Testing in Canada
Simon B Sutcliffe

Public Health Aspects of Breast Cancer Gene Testing in Canada. Part 1: Risks and Interventions
J Mark Elwood

Public Health Aspects of Breast Cancer Gene Testing in Canada. Part 2: Selection for and Effects of Testing
J Mark Elwood

Public Health Aspects of Breast Cancer Gene Testing in Canada. Part 3: A Model of Potential Need and Demand
J Mark Elwood

Deaths Due to Dementia: An Analysis of Multiple-cause-of-death Data
Kathryn Wilkins, Greg F Parsons, Jane F Gentleman and William F Forbes

Short Report
Health Consequences of Smoking Among Canadian Smokers: An Update
Larry F Ellison, Howard I Morrison, Margaret de Groh and Paul J Villeneuve

Book Reviews
Population Health: Concepts and Methods
Reviewed by John Frank

Public Health and Preventive Medicine in Canada, Fourth Edition
Reviewed by Clyde Hertzman

Calendar of Events

1998 Peer Reviewers

Indexes for Volume 19, 1998


No 2, 1999

Prevalence and Geographic Disparities in Certain Congenital Anomalies in Quebec: Comparison of Estimation Methods
Robert Choinière, Michel Pageau and Marc Ferland

Monograph Series on Aging-related Diseases: XII. Parkinson's Disease-Recent Developments and New Directions 
Natalie Kontakos and Julie Stokes

Development of Record Linkage of Hospital Discharge Data for the Study of Neonatal Readmission
Shiliang Liu and Shi Wu Wen

Rate and Cost of Hospitalizations for Asthma in Quebec: An Analysis of 1988/89, 1989/90 and 1994/95 Data
Claudine Laurier, Wendy Kennedy, Jean-Luc Malo, Michèle Paré, Daniel Labbé, André Archambault and André-Pierre Contandriopoulos

The Cost of Suicide Mortality in New Brunswick, 1996
Dale Clayton and Alberto Barceló

Workshop Report
Canadian National Workshop on Measurement of Sun-related Behaviours
Chris Lovato, Jean Shoveller, Christina Mills and an Expert Panel

Book Review
Injury Prevention: An International Perspective. Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Policy
Reviewed by Margaret Herbert

Calendar of Events


No 3, 1999

Suicides Among Canadian Farm Operators
William Pickett, Will D King, Taron Faelker, Ronald EM Lees, Howard I Morrison and Monica Bienefeld

Mortality Attributable to Tobacco Use in Canada and its Regions, 1994 and 1996
Eva M Makomaski Illing and Murray J Kaiserman

Mental Health of the Canadian Population: A Comprehensive Analysis
Thomas Stephens, Corinne Dulberg and Natacha Joubert

Commentary
Ethical Issues in the Use of Computerized Databases for Epidemiologic and Other Health Research
Wilfreda E Thurston, Michael M Burgess and Carol E Adair

Status Report
Conceptual Framework for Child Maltreatment Surveillance
Lil Tonmyr and Gordon Phaneuf

Book Review
Epidemiologic Methods for Health Policy
Reviewed by Vivek Goel

New Resources

Calendar of Events


No 4, 1999

Commentary
The Brave New World-What Can We Realistically Expect to Achieve Through Cancer Control Early in the New Millennium?
Anthony B Miller

Short Report
A Simple Method for Estimating Incidence from Prevalence
Gerry B Hill, William F Forbes and Jean Kozak

Marital Status, Dementia and Institutional Residence Among Elderly Canadians: The Canadian Study of Health and Aging
Betsy Kristjansson, Barbara Helliwell, William F Forbes and Gerry B Hill

Book Review
Social Determinants of Health
Reviewed by Robert A Spasoff

New Resources

Calendar of Events



Volume 20 Subject Index


ASTHMA

Rate and cost of hospitalizations for asthma in Quebec: an analysis of 1988/89, 1989/90 and 1994/95 data. 20(2):82-8.


BOOK REVIEWS

Epidemiologic methods for health policy. 20(3):134-5.

Injury prevention: an international perspective. Epidemiology, surveillance, and policy. 20(2):101.

Population health: concepts and methods. 20(1):40-1.

Public health and preventive medicine in Canada, 4th edition. 20(1):41-2.

Social determinants of health. 20(4):158.


CANCER

The brave new world-what can we realistically expect to achieve through cancer control early in the new millennium? [commentary]. 20(4):139-50.

Canadian National Workshop on Measurement of Sun-related Behaviours [workshop report]. 20(2):96-100.

Guest editorial on public health aspects of breast cancer gene testing in Canada. 20(1):1-2.

Health consequences of smoking among Canadian smokers: an update [short report]. 20(1):36-9.

Public health aspects of breast cancer gene testing in Canada. Part 1: Risks and interventions. 20(1):3-13.

Public health aspects of breast cancer gene testing in Canada. Part 2: Selection for and effects of testing. 20(1):14-20.

Public health aspects of breast cancer gene testing in Canada. Part 3: A model of potential need and demand. 20(1):21-5.


CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Health consequences of smoking among Canadian smokers: an update [short report]. 20(1):36-9.


COST OF ILLNESS

The cost of suicide mortality in New Brunswick, 1996. 20(2):89-95.

Rate and cost of hospitalizations for asthma in Quebec: an analysis of 1988/89, 1989/90 and 1994/95 data. 20(2):82-8.


DEMENTIA

Deaths due to dementia: an analysis of multiple-cause-of-death data. 20(1):26-35.

Marital status, dementia and institutional residence among elderly Canadians: the Canadian Study of Health and Aging. 20(4):154-7.

A simple method for estimating incidence from prevalence [short report]. 20(4):151-3.


DIABETES

A simple method for estimating incidence from prevalence [short report]. 20(4):151-3.


DISEASE CONTROL

The brave new world-what can we realistically expect to achieve through cancer control early in the new millennium? [commentary]. 20(4):139-50.


ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Canadian National Workshop on Measurement of Sun-related Behaviours [workshop report]. 20(2):96-100.


GEOGRAPHIC VARIATIONS

Mortality attributable to tobacco use in Canada and its regions, 1994 and 1996. 20(3):111-7.

Prevalence and geographic disparities in certain congenital anomalies in Quebec: comparison of estimation methods. 20(2):51-7.


INFANT AND CHILD HEALTH

Conceptual framework for child maltreatment surveillance [status report]. 20(3):132-3.

Development of record linkage of hospital discharge data for the study of neonatal readmission. 20(2):77-81.

Prevalence and geographic disparities in certain congenital anomalies in Quebec: comparison of estimation methods. 20(2):51-7.


INTENTIONAL AND UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES

The cost of suicide mortality in New Brunswick, 1996. 20(2):89-95.

Suicides among Canadian farm operators. 20(3):105-10.


MENTAL DISORDERS

Deaths due to dementia: an analysis of multiple-cause-of-death data. 20(1):26-35.

Marital status, dementia and institutional residence among elderly Canadians: the Canadian Study of Health and Aging. 20(4):154-7.

Mental health of the Canadian population: a comprehensive analysis. 20(3):118-26.

A simple method for estimating incidence from prevalence [short report]. 20(4):151-3.


METHODOLOGIC ISSUES

Development of record linkage of hospital discharge data for the study of neonatal readmission. 20(2):77-81.

Prevalence and geographic disparities in certain congenital anomalies in Quebec: comparison of estimation methods. 20(2):51-7.

A simple method for estimating incidence from prevalence [short report]. 20(4):151-3.


OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Suicides among Canadian farm operators. 20(3):105-10.


PARKINSON'S DISEASE

Monograph series on aging-related diseases: XII. Parkinson's disease-recent developments and new directions. 20(2):58-76.


POPULATION SURVEILLANCE

Conceptual framework for child maltreatment surveillance [status report]. 20(3):132-3.

Mental health of the Canadian population: a comprehensive analysis. 20(3):118-26.


PUBLIC POLICY

Ethical issues in the use of computerized databases for epidemiologic and other health research [commentary]. 20(3):127-31.


RESEARCH DESIGN

Ethical issues in the use of computerized databases for epidemiologic and other health research [commentary]. 20(3):127-31.


RESPIRATORY DISEASES

Rate and cost of hospitalizations for asthma in Quebec: an analysis of 1988/89, 1989/90 and 1994/95 data. 20(2):82-8.


SCREENING

The brave new world-what can we realistically expect to achieve through cancer control early in the new millennium? [commentary]. 20(4):139-50.

Guest editorial on public health aspects of breast cancer gene testing in Canada. 20(1):1-2.

Public health aspects of breast cancer gene testing in Canada. Part 1: Risks and interventions. 20(1):3-13.

Public health aspects of breast cancer gene testing in Canada. Part 2: Selection for and effects of testing. 20(1):14-20.

Public health aspects of breast cancer gene testing in Canada. Part 3: A model of potential need and demand. 20(1):21-5.


SENIORS' HEALTH

Deaths due to dementia: an analysis of multiple-cause-of-death data. 20(1):26-35.

Marital status, dementia and institutional residence among elderly Canadians: the Canadian Study of Health and Aging. 20(4):154-7.

Monograph series on aging-related diseases: XII. Parkinson's disease-recent developments and new directions. 20(2):58-76.


STATUS REPORTS

Conceptual framework for child maltreatment surveillance [status report]. 20(3):132-3.


TOBACCO ISSUES

Health consequences of smoking among Canadian smokers: an update [short report]. 20(1):36-9.

Mortality attributable to tobacco use in Canada and its regions, 1994 and 1996. 20(3):111-7.


WOMEN'S HEALTH

Guest editorial on public health aspects of breast cancer gene testing in Canada. 20(1):1-2.

Public health aspects of breast cancer gene testing in Canada. Part 1: Risks and interventions. 20(1):3-13.

Public health aspects of breast cancer gene testing in Canada. Part 2: Selection for and effects of testing. 20(1):14-20.

Public health aspects of breast cancer gene testing in Canada. Part 3: A model of potential need and demand. 20(1):21-5.


SUMMARY WORKSHOP/CONFERENCE REPORTS

Canadian National Workshop on Measurement of Sun-related Behaviours [workshop report]. 20(2):96-100.




Volume 20 Author Index


Adair, Carol E
Thurston WE, Burgess MM, Adair CE. Ethical issues in the use of computerized databases for epidemiologic and other health research [commentary]. 20(3):127-31.

Archambault, André
Laurier C, Kennedy W, Malo J, Paré M, Labbé D, Archambault A, Contandriopoulos A. Rate and cost of hospitalizations for asthma in Quebec: an analysis of 1988/89, 1989/90 and 1994/95 data. 20(2):82-8.

Barceló, Alberto
Clayton D, Barceló A. The cost of suicide mortality in New Brunswick, 1996. 20(2):89-95.

Bienefeld, Monica
Pickett W, King WD, Faelker T, Lees REM, Morrison HI, Bienefeld M. Suicides among Canadian farm operators. 20(3):105-10.

Burgess, Michael M
Thurston WE, Burgess MM, Adair CE. Ethical issues in the use of computerized databases for epidemiologic and other health research [commentary]. 20(3):127-31.

Choinière, Robert
Choinière R, Pageau M, Ferland M. Prevalence and geographic disparities in certain congenital anomalies in Quebec: comparison of estimation methods. 20(2):51-7.

Clayton, Dale
Clayton D, Barceló A. The cost of suicide mortality in New Brunswick, 1996. 20(2):89-95.

Contandriopoulos, André-Pierre
Laurier C, Kennedy W, Malo J, Paré M, Labbé D, Archambault A, Contandriopoulos A. Rate and cost of hospitalizations for asthma in Quebec: an analysis of 1988/89, 1989/90 and 1994/95 data. 20(2):82-8.

de Groh, Margaret
Ellison LF, Morrison HI, de Groh M, Villeneuve PJ. Health consequences of smoking among Canadian smokers: an update [short report]. 20(1):36-9.

Dulberg, Corinne
Stephens T, Dulberg C, Joubert N. Mental health of the Canadian population: a comprehensive analysis. 20(3):118-26.

Ellison, Larry F
Ellison LF, Morrison HI, de Groh M, Villeneuve PJ. Health consequences of smoking among Canadian smokers: an update [short report]. 20(1):36-9.

Elwood, J Mark
Elwood JM. Public health aspects of breast cancer gene testing in Canada. Part 1: Risks and interventions. 20(1):3-13.
Elwood JM. Public health aspects of breast cancer gene testing in Canada. Part 2: Selection for and effects of testing. 20(1):14-20.
Elwood JM. Public health aspects of breast cancer gene testing in Canada. Part 3: A model of potential need and demand. 20(1):21-5.

Faelker, Taron
Pickett W, King WD, Faelker T, Lees REM, Morrison HI, Bienefeld M. Suicides among Canadian farm operators. 20(3):105-10.

Ferland, Marc
Choinière R, Pageau M, Ferland M. Prevalence and geographic disparities in certain congenital anomalies in Quebec: comparison of estimation methods. 20(2):51-7.

Forbes, William F
Hill GB, Forbes WF, Kozak J. A simple method for estimating incidence from prevalence [short report]. 20(4):151-3.
Kristjansson B, Helliwell B, Forbes WF, Hill GB. Marital status, dementia and institutional residence among elderly Canadians: the Canadian Study of Health and Aging. 20(4):154-7.
Wilkins K, Parsons GF, Gentleman JF, Forbes WF. Deaths due to dementia: an analysis of multiple-cause-of-death data. 20(1):26-35.

Frank, John
Frank J. Population health: concepts and methods [book review]. 20(1):40-1.

Gentleman, Jane F
Wilkins K, Parsons GF, Gentleman JF, Forbes WF. Deaths due to dementia: an analysis of multiple-cause-of-death data. 20(1):26-35.

Goel, Vivek
Goel V. Epidemiologic methods for health policy [book review]. 20(3):134-5.

Helliwell, Barbara
Kristjansson B, Helliwell B, Forbes WF, Hill GB. Marital status, dementia and institutional residence among elderly Canadians: the Canadian Study of Health and Aging. 20(4):154-7.

Herbert, Margaret
Herbert M. Injury prevention: an international perspective. Epidemiology, surveillance, and policy [book review]. 20(2):101.

Hertzman, Clyde
Hertzman C. Public health and preventive medicine in Canada, 4th edition [book review]. 20(1):41-2.

Hill, Gerry B
Hill GB, Forbes WF, Kozak J. A simple method for estimating incidence from prevalence [short report]. 20(4):151-3.
Kristjansson B, Helliwell B, Forbes WF, Hill GB. Marital status, dementia and institutional residence among elderly Canadians: the Canadian Study of Health and Aging. 20(4):154-7.

Illing, Eva M Makomaski
Illing EMM, Kaiserman MJ. Mortality attributable to tobacco use in Canada and its regions, 1994 and 1996. 20(3):111-7.

Joubert, Natacha
Stephens T, Dulberg C, Joubert N. Mental health of the Canadian population: a comprehensive analysis. 20(3):118-26.

Kaiserman, Murray J
Illing EMM, Kaiserman MJ. Mortality attributable to tobacco use in Canada and its regions, 1994 and 1996. 20(3):111-7.

Kennedy, Wendy
Laurier C, Kennedy W, Malo J, Paré M, Labbé D, Archambault A, Contandriopoulos A. Rate and cost of hospitalizations for asthma in Quebec: an analysis of 1988/89, 1989/90 and 1994/95 data. 20(2):82-8.

King, Will D
Pickett W, King WD, Faelker T, Lees REM, Morrison HI, Bienefeld M. Suicides among Canadian farm operators. 20(3):105-10.

Kontakos, Natalie
Kontakos N, Stokes J. Monograph series on aging-related diseases: XII. Parkinson's disease-recent developments and new directions. 20(2):58-76.

Kozak, Jean
Hill GB, Forbes WF, Kozak J. A simple method for estimating incidence from prevalence [short report]. 20(4):151-3.

Kristjansson, Betsy
Kristjansson B, Helliwell B, Forbes WF, Hill GB. Marital status, dementia and institutional residence among elderly Canadians: the Canadian Study of Health and Aging. 20(4):154-7.

Labbé, Daniel
Laurier C, Kennedy W, Malo J, Paré M, Labbé D, Archambault A, Contandriopoulos A. Rate and cost of hospitalizations for asthma in Quebec: an analysis of 1988/89, 1989/90 and 1994/95 data. 20(2):82-8.

Laurier, Claudine
Laurier C, Kennedy W, Malo J, Paré M, Labbé D, Archambault A, Contandriopoulos A. Rate and cost of hospitalizations for asthma in Quebec: an analysis of 1988/89, 1989/90 and 1994/95 data. 20(2):82-8.

Lees, Ronald EM
Pickett W, King WD, Faelker T, Lees REM, Morrison HI, Bienefeld M. Suicides among Canadian farm operators. 20(3):105-10.

Liu, Shiliang
Liu S, Wen SW. Development of record linkage of hospital discharge data for the study of neonatal readmission. 20(2):77-81.

Lovato, Chris
Lovato C, Shoveller J, Mills C. Canadian National Workshop on Measurement of Sun-related Behaviours [workshop report]. 20(2): 96-100.

Malo, Jean-Luc
Laurier C, Kennedy W, Malo J, Paré M, Labbé D, Archambault A, Contandriopoulos A. Rate and cost of hospitalizations for asthma in Quebec: an analysis of 1988/89, 1989/90 and 1994/95 data. 20(2):82-8.

Miller, Anthony B
Miller AB. The brave new world-what can we realistically expect to achieve through cancer control early in the new millennium? [commentary]. 20(4):139-50.

Mills, Christina
Lovato C, Shoveller J, Mills C. Canadian National Workshop on Measurement of Sun-related Behaviours [workshop report]. 20(2): 96-100.

Morrison, Howard I
Ellison LF, Morrison HI, de Groh M, Villeneuve PJ. Health consequences of smoking among Canadian smokers: an update [short report]. 20(1):36-9.
Pickett W, King WD, Faelker T, Lees REM, Morrison HI, Bienefeld M. Suicides among Canadian farm operators. 20(3):105-10.

Pageau, Michel
Choinière R, Pageau M, Ferland M. Prevalence and geographic disparities in certain congenital anomalies in Quebec: comparison of estimation methods. 20(2):51-7.

Paré, Michèle
Laurier C, Kennedy W, Malo J, Paré M, Labbé D, Archambault A, Contandriopoulos A. Rate and cost of hospitalizations for asthma in Quebec: an analysis of 1988/89, 1989/90 and 1994/95 data. 20(2):82-8.

Parsons, Greg F
Wilkins K, Parsons GF, Gentleman JF, Forbes WF. Deaths due to dementia: an analysis of multiple-cause-of-death data. 20(1):26-35.

Phaneuf, Gordon
Tonmyr L, Phaneuf G. Conceptual framework for child maltreatment surveillance [status report]. 20(3):132-3.

Pickett, William
Pickett W, King WD, Faelker T, Lees REM, Morrison HI, Bienefeld M. Suicides among Canadian farm operators. 20(3):105-10.

Shoveller, Jean
Lovato C, Shoveller J, Mills C. Canadian National Workshop on Measurement of Sun-related Behaviours [workshop report]. 20(2):96-100.

Spasoff, Robert A
Spasoff RA. Social determinants of health [book review]. 20(4):158.

Stephens, Thomas
Stephens T, Dulberg C, Joubert N. Mental health of the Canadian population: a comprehensive analysis. 20(3):118-26.

Stokes, Julie
Kontakos N, Stokes J. Monograph series on aging-related diseases: XII. Parkinson's disease-recent developments and new directions. 20(2):58-76.

Sutcliffe, Simon B
Sutcliffe SB. Guest editorial on public health aspects of breast cancer gene testing in Canada. 20(1):1-2.

Thurston, Wilfreda E
Thurston WE, Burgess MM, Adair CE. Ethical issues in the use of computerized databases for epidemiologic and other health research [commentary]. 20(3):127-31.

Tonmyr, Lil
Tonmyr L, Phaneuf G. Conceptual framework for child maltreatment surveillance [status report]. 20(3):132-3.

Villeneuve, Paul J
Ellison LF, Morrison HI, de Groh M, Villeneuve PJ. Health consequences of smoking among Canadian smokers: an update [short report]. 20(1):36-9.

Wen, Shi Wu
Liu S, Wen SW. Development of record linkage of hospital discharge data for the study of neonatal readmission. 20(2):77-81.

Wilkins, Kathryn
Wilkins K, Parsons GF, Gentleman JF, Forbes WF. Deaths due to dementia: an analysis of multiple-cause-of-death data. 20(1):26-35.




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