In this issue

	RESEARCH FOR PRACTICAL PUBLIC HEALTH John R Ashton and Carlos Alvarez-Dardet J Epidemiol Community Health 2002; 56: 641. doi:10.1136/jech.56.9.641 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

The JECH gallery

	So simple and so meaningful: An approach to mental health after violence J J Miranda and E Vílchez J Epidemiol Community Health 2002; 56: 642. doi:10.1136/jech.56.9.642 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Aphorism of the month

	"We're doing it already." John R Ashton J Epidemiol Community Health 2002; 56: 642. doi:10.1136/jech.56.9.642-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Speaker's corner

	Priorities of the candidates for the post of Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Mirta Roses Periago, Juan Antonio Casas-Zamora, and Jaime Sepúlveda J Epidemiol Community Health 2002; 56: 643-644. doi:10.1136/jech.56.9.643 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

	Housing and inequalities in health P Howden-Chapman J Epidemiol Community Health 2002; 56: 645-646. doi:10.1136/jech.56.9.645 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Glossary

	A glossary for health inequalities I Kawachi, S V Subramanian, and N Almeida-Filho J Epidemiol Community Health 2002; 56: 647-652. doi:10.1136/jech.56.9.647 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Research reports

	Sociodemographic differences in the occurrence of teenage pregnancies in Finland in 1987–1998: a follow up study A Vikat, A Rimpelä, E Kosunen, and M Rimpelä J Epidemiol Community Health 2002; 56: 659-668. doi:10.1136/jech.56.9.659 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Heterogeneity of deprivation within very small areas C Salmond and P Crampton J Epidemiol Community Health 2002; 56: 669-670. doi:10.1136/jech.56.9.669 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Housing and inequalities in health: a study of socioeconomic dimensions of housing and self reported health from a survey of Vancouver residents J R Dunn J Epidemiol Community Health 2002; 56: 671-681. doi:10.1136/jech.56.9.671 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Educational level and mortality from infectious diseases E Regidor, S de Mateo, M E Calle, and V Domínguez J Epidemiol Community Health 2002; 56: 682-683. doi:10.1136/jech.56.9.682 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Persistence of lower birth weight in second generation South Asian babies born in the United Kingdom B M Margetts, S Mohd Yusof, Z Al Dallal, and A A Jackson J Epidemiol Community Health 2002; 56: 684-687. doi:10.1136/jech.56.9.684 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Social aetiology of violent deaths in Swedish children and youth A Hjern and S Bremberg J Epidemiol Community Health 2002; 56: 688-692. doi:10.1136/jech.56.9.688 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Selection from fixed term to permanent employment: prospective study on health, job satisfaction, and behavioural risks M Virtanen, M Kivimäki, M Elovainio, and J Vahtera J Epidemiol Community Health 2002; 56: 693-699. doi:10.1136/jech.56.9.693 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Gender differences in weight related concerns in early to late adolescence H Sweeting and P West J Epidemiol Community Health 2002; 56: 700-701. doi:10.1136/jech.56.9.700 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Importance of light smoking and inhalation habits on risk of myocardial infarction and all cause mortality. A 22 year follow up of 12 149 men and women in The Copenhagen City Heart Study E Prescott, H Scharling, M Osler, and P Schnohr J Epidemiol Community Health 2002; 56: 702-706. doi:10.1136/jech.56.9.702 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Short-term mortality of myocardial infarction patients with diabetes or hyperglycaemia during admission J Sala, R Masiá, F-J González de Molina, J M Fernández-Real, M Gil, D Bosch, W Ricart, M Sentí, and J Marrugat J Epidemiol Community Health 2002; 56: 707-712. doi:10.1136/jech.56.9.707 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Prenatal ultrasound biometry related to subsequent blood pressure in childhood K V Blake, L C Gurrin, L J Beilin, F J Stanley, G E Kendall, L I Landau, and J P Newnham J Epidemiol Community Health 2002; 56: 713-718. doi:10.1136/jech.56.9.713 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Public health policy and practice

	Evidence based educational outreach visits: effects on prescriptions of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs E Bernal-Delgado, M Galeote-Mayor, F Pradas-Arnal, and S Peiró-Moreno J Epidemiol Community Health 2002; 56: 653-658. doi:10.1136/jech.56.9.653 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

	Socioeconomic differences in road traffic injuries A A Hyder and A Ghaffar J Epidemiol Community Health 2002; 56: 719. doi:10.1136/jech.56.9.719 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Where is the real debate on globalisation? J J Miranda and A E Yamin J Epidemiol Community Health 2002; 56: 719. doi:10.1136/jech.56.9.719-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]