Background In studies of all-cause mortality, the fundamental epidemiological concepts of
rate and risk are connected through a well-defined one-to-one relation. An important …

Background LifeLines is a large prospective population-based three generation cohort study
in the north of the Netherlands. Different recruitment strategies were adopted: recruitment of …

Dating violence is a serious public health problem. In recent years, the US Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention and other entities have made funding available to …

Background College entrance is a stressful period with a high prevalence of mental
disorders. Aims To assess the role impairment associated with 12‐month mental disorders …

Adjuvant hormonal therapy significantly improves long-term survival of breast cancer
patients with hormone receptor-positive disease. Despite the proven clinical efficacy of …

Our understanding of erosive tooth wear and its contributing factors has evolved
considerably over the last decades. New terms have been continuously introduced, which …

Abstract The nine Bradford Hill (BH) viewpoints (sometimes referred to as criteria) are
commonly used to assess causality within epidemiology. However, causal thinking has …

Blackwell Publishing is delighted to announce that this book has been Highly Commended
in the 2004 BMA Medical Book Competition. Here is the judges' summary of this book:" This …

Much medical research is observational. The reporting of observational studies is often of
insufficient quality. Poor reporting hampers the assessment of the strengths and …

Background Depression and anxiety are common mental health problems in transplant
populations. There is mixed evidence concerning whether they increase morbidity and …