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In this issue

	In this issue Mauricio L Barreto J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: 377. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Speakers' corner

	Prevention of early in life mercury exposures: no more unnecessary delays Rosa Ramón and Ferran Ballester J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: 378-379. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.064444 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review

	Is the association between childhood socioeconomic circumstances and cause-specific mortality established? Update of a systematic review B Galobardes, J W Lynch, and G Davey Smith J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: 387-390. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.065508 [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Public health past and present

	Widening the scope, targeting interventions, creating risk groups: maternal and child health in Denmark and Sweden from 1930s and onwards S Vallgårda J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: 382-386. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.064212 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Research reports

	Familial risks for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among siblings based on hospitalisations in Sweden K Hemminki, X Li, K Sundquist, and J Sundquist J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: 398-401. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.063156 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Do mother’s education and foreign born status interact to influence birth outcomes? Clarifying the epidemiological paradox and the healthy migrant effect N Auger, Z-C Luo, R W Platt, and M Daniel J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: 402-409. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.064535 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Factors related to depression during pregnancy: are there gender differences? V Escribè-Agüir, M C Gonzalez-Galarzo, C Barona-Vilar, and L Artazcoz J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: 410-414. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.063016 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effects of allostatic load on the social gradient in ischaemic heart disease and periodontal disease: evidence from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey W Sabbah, R G Watt, A Sheiham, and G Tsakos J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: 415-420. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.064188 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Prospective association between physical activity and falls in community-dwelling older women K C Heesch, J E Byles, and W J Brown J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: 421-426. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.064147 [Abstract] [Full text] [web only tables] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Patient expectations are not always the same A Delgado, L Andrés López-Fernández, J de Dios Luna, N Gil, M Jiménez, and A Puga J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: 427-434. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.060095 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Cultural identity, clothing and common mental disorder: a prospective school-based study of white British and Bangladeshi adolescents K Bhui, Y Khatib, R Viner, E Klineberg, C Clark, J Head, and S Stansfeld J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: 435-441. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.063149 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Atmospheric pollutants and mortalities in English local authority areas E G Knox J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: 442-447. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.065862 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Increased use of antidepressants and decreasing suicide rates: a population-based study using Danish register data A Erlangsen, V Canudas-Romo, and Y Conwell J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: 448-454. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.061580 [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Predictors of symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder after the AZF chemical factory explosion on 21 September 2001, in Toulouse, France S Rivière, V Schwoebel, K Lapierre-Duval, A Guinard, V Gardette, Th Lang for the Scientific and Operational Committees J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: 455-460. doi:10.1136/jech.2006.057273 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Evidence-based public health policy and practice

Enhancing global capacity in the surveillance, prevention, and control of chronic diseases: seven themes to consider and build upon B C K Choi, D V McQueen, P Puska, K A Douglas, M Ackland, S Campostrini, A Barceló, S Stachenko, A H Mokdad, R Granero, S J Corber, A-J Valleron, H A Skinner, R Potemkina, M C Lindner, D Zakus, L M de Salazar, A W P Pak, Z Ansari, J C Zevallos, M Gonzalez, A Flahault, and R E Torres J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: 391-397. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.060368 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Electronic pages

	Does the strength of the association between foetal growth rate and ischaemic heart disease mortality differ by social circumstances in early or later life? K Rajaleid, O Manor, and I Koupil J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: e6. doi:10.1136/jech.2006.059147 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Immigration and self-reported health status by social class and gender: the importance of material deprivation, work organisation and household labour C Borrell, C Muntaner, J Solè, L Artazcoz, R Puigpinós, J Benach, and S Noh J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: e7. doi:10.1136/jech.2006.055269 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Blood pressure and socioeconomic status in low-income women in Mexico: a reverse gradient? L C H Fernald and N E Adler J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: e8. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.065219 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Associations of neighbourhood greenness with physical and mental health: do walking, social coherence and local social interaction explain the relationships? T Sugiyama, E Leslie, B Giles-Corti, and N Owen J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: e9. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.064287 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The effect of employment on psychological health in mid-adulthood: findings from the 1970 British Cohort Study N Cable, A Sacker, and M Bartley J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: e10. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.063776 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Childhood overweight and maternal depressive symptoms P J Surkan, I Kawachi, and K E Peterson J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: e11. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.065664 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Association between annoyance and individuals’ values of nitrogen dioxide in a European setting B Jacquemin, J Sunyer, B Forsberg, I Aguilera, D Briggs, T Götschi, J Heinrich, K Torén, D Vienneau, and N Künzli J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: e12. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.066340 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

	Health reform in El Salvador: a lost opportunity for reducing health inequity and social exclusion? Eduardo Espinoza and Françoise Barten J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: 380-381. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.067066 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Theory and methods

	Impact of parity on anthropometric measures of obesity controlling by multiple confounders: a cross-sectional study in Chilean women E Koch, M Bogado, F Araya, T Romero, C Díaz, L Manriquez, M Paredes, C Román, A Taylor, and A Kirschbaum J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: 461-470. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.062240 [Abstract] [Full text] [web only tables] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

PostScript

	The science of real-time data capture: self-reports in health research Antònia Domingo-Salvany J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: 471. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.068551 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A dictionary of public health Ellen Shaffer J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: 471-472. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.068726 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Correction J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: 472. doi:10.1136/jech.2006.058768corr1 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Correction J Epidemiol Community Health 2008; 62: 472. doi:10.1136/jech.2007.061473corr1 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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