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Research Article

• Health and disease: two philosophical perspectives. (1 December, 1986)

  L Nordenfelt
• Is there seasonal variation in the prescribing of antidepressants in the community? (1 December, 1986)

  K Skegg, D C Skegg, B W McDonald
• Early oral contraceptive use and breast cancer: theoretical effects of latency. (1 December, 1986)

  K McPherson, P A Coope, M P Vessey
• The nature of mycobacterial disease in south east England, 1977-84. (1 December, 1986)

  M D Yates, J M Grange, C H Collins
• Perinatal outcomes and related factors: social class differences within and between geographical areas. (1 December, 1986)

  D Elbourne, C Pritchard, M Dauncey
• Breast feeding and smoking hygiene: major influences on cotinine in urine of smokers' infants. (1 December, 1986)

  A Woodward, N Grgurinovich, P Ryan
• A case-control study of acute appendicitis and diet in children. (1 December, 1986)

  M Nelson, J Morris, D J Barker, S Simmonds
• Distribution of body weight and height: comparison of estimates based on self-reported and observed measures. (1 December, 1986)

  W J Millar
• Association of serum lipids with coffee, tea, and egg consumption in free-living subjects. (1 December, 1986)

  M S Green, E Jucha
• Heart rate, employment status, and prevalent ischaemic heart disease confound relation between cereal fibre intake and blood pressure. (1 December, 1986)

  M J Lichtenstein, M L Burr, A M Fehily, J W Yarnell
• A randomised controlled trial to investigate the effect of a high fibre diet on blood pressure and plasma fibrinogen. (1 December, 1986)

  A M Fehily, M L Burr, B K Butland, R D Eastham
• Edinburgh breast education campaign on breast cancer and breast self-examination: was it worth while? (1 December, 1986)

  M M Roberts, S E Robinson, K French, A Proudfoot, H Talbot, R A Elton
• Motor neurone disease in the Lothian Region of Scotland 1961-81. (1 December, 1986)

  S M Holloway, J D Mitchell
• Epidemiology in Antarctica? (1 December, 1986)

  H King
• Changes in annual tuberculosis notification rates between 1978/79 and 1983 for the population of Indian subcontinent ethnic origin resident in England. (1 December, 1986)

  A J Nunn, J H Darbyshire, W Fox, D A Johnson, V H Springett
• What's in a name? Accuracy of using surnames and forenames in ascribing Asian ethnic identity in English populations. (1 December, 1986)

  A Nicoll, K Bassett, S J Ulijaszek