Editorial: Do we really need real epidemiological scientific meetings ? Miquel Porta Legacy Pages: 101 - 103
Commentary: Trends in mortality sex ratios Vincent W.V. JaddoeJacqueline C.M. Witteman Commentary Pages: 105 - 106
Gender differentials in life expectancy in Italy S. ContiG. FarchiM. Vichi OriginalPaper Pages: 107 - 112
Twenty-five-year coronary mortality trends in the seven countries study using the accelerated failure time model A. MenottiP.E. PudduA. Nissinen OriginalPaper Pages: 113 - 122
Risk of sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis associated with seropositivity for herpesviruses and echovirus-7 C. CermelliM. VincetiM. Portolani OriginalPaper Pages: 123 - 127
Social networks and risk of neural tube defects Suzan L. CarmichaelGary M. ShawSteve Selvin OriginalPaper Pages: 129 - 133
Ethnic distribution of Chlamydophila pneumoniae antibodies in a Malaysian population and possible correlation with coronary heart disease Brindha R. NaiduY.F. NgeowT. Pang OriginalPaper Pages: 135 - 137
Distribution of mecA among methicillin-resistant clinical staphylococcal strains isolated at hospitals in Naples, Italy E. GaldieroG. LiguoriL. Sommese OriginalPaper Pages: 139 - 145
Distribution and relationships between clinical and biopathological parameters in canine leishmaniasis I. AmusateguiA. SainzM.A. Tesouro OriginalPaper Pages: 147 - 156
Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli in foodstuffs of animal origin M. PontelloC. BersaniC. Cantoni OriginalPaper Pages: 157 - 160
Fully vaccinated children are rare: Immunization coverage and seroprevalence in Austrian school children Markus RinglerGeorg GöbelKurt Weithaler OriginalPaper Pages: 161 - 170
A one-generation cluster of malignant mesothelioma within a family reveals exposure to asbestos-contaminated jute bags in Naples, Italy V. AscoliC. Carnovale-ScalzoM. Menegozzo OriginalPaper Pages: 171 - 174
Low socio-economic status and familial occurrence of goitre are associated with a high prevalence of goitre N. KnudsenI. BülowT. Jørgensen OriginalPaper Pages: 175 - 181
Smoking expands expected lifetime with musculoskeletal disease Henrik Brønnum-HansenKnud Juel OriginalPaper Pages: 183 - 184