Mervyn Susser Research Articles

Earlier published work supports the "Barker hypothesis"

EDITOR,—Nigel Paneth and Mervyn Susser discuss the fetal and early life origin of coronary heart disease, referring to the “Barker hypothesis.”1 We acknowledge the important contributions of Barker and his coworkers. More strongly than previous …

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Books reviewed in this articles: Conception to Birth: Epidemiology of Prenatal Development (Monographs on Epidemiology of Biostatistics Volume 14) Jennie Kline, Zena Stein and Mervyn Susser. The Uterine Circulation (Reproductive and Perinatal Medicine (X)) edited by Charles R. Rosenfeld. ABC of Clinical Genetics by Helen Kingston. Year Book of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1989 edited by Daniel R. Mishell Jr, Thomas H. Kirschbaum and C. Paul Morrow. Books received some of which may be reviewed at a later date

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Book reviewed in this article:Mervyn Susser: Epidemiology, Health & Society. Selected Papers.K.J. Rothman: Modern Epidemiology.Martin Bland: An Introduction to Medical Statistics.P. Armitage and G. Berry: Statistical Methods in Medical Research.David Machin and Michael Campbell: Statistical Tables for the Design of Clinical Trials.John M. Last: Public Health and Human Ecology.J.R.G. Butler & D.P. Doessel (eds): Economics and Health: 1986, Proceedings of the Eighth Australian Conference of Health EconomistsMichael F. Drummond, Greg L. Stoddart and George W. Torrance: Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programmes.Andrew F. Long and Geoffrey Mercer: Health Manpower: Planning, Production and ManagementFrank Mort: Dangerous Sexualities — Medico Moral Politics in England since 1830Linda Aiken and David Mechanic (eds.). Applications of Social Science to Clinical Medicine and Health PolicyGary Rosenberg and Sylvia S. Clarke (eds.): Social Workers in Health Care Management.Betsy Ledbetter Hancock: Social Work with Older PeopleDavid L. Rabil and Patricia Stockton: Long‐term Care for the Elderly: A Factbook.Angela Winter and Ian Hodges, Elderly People in View: A Bibliography of New Zealand Research 1972–1985.John Langley and Elizabeth McLoughlin: A Review of Research on Unintentional Injury.Anna L. Howe, Peter Newton and Penny Sharwood. Ageing in Victoria an Electronic Social Atlas:Steven D. Stellman (ed.): Women and CancerRoss D. Harris and Andrew Ramsay: Health Care Counselling — A Behavioural Approach

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Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Epidemiology, Health, & Society: Selected Papers. Mervyn Susser. New York, Oxford University Press, 1987, pp 309, £35. M McKEE M McKEE Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 17, Issue 4, December 1988, Pages 935–936, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/17.4.935-a Published: 01 December 1988

Rejected Landmarks: The Smoke Goes On-Reply

In Reply.— Dr Olsen's account is quite accurate, except that I was not a visitor at 535 N Dearborn, I had my office there, as director of the newly formed Commission on Chronic Illness. The rejection of the articles by both Levin et al and Wynder and Graham occurred. As it happened, my rejection slip was rerouted from my office in Albany, NY (from which I was on leave), and reached me at 535 N Dearborn. The anecdote regarding my role in persuading the editors to accept both articles has been told often and is referred to in a recent article in Epidemiologic Reviews by Dr Mervyn Susser. 1 An account of the history of the early days of the smoking controversy, beginning with the skepticism it first received from most of the profession, needs writing. It is of interest that the Wynder and Graham article was at first given

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Journal Article Book Reviews Get access The Epidemiology of Severe Intellectual Impairment: The Dynamics of Prevalence. Tom Fryers. London, pp 244, $32.50 MICHELE KIELY, MICHELE KIELY Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar MERVYN SUSSER MERVYN SUSSER Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 15, Issue 2, June 1986, Pages 294–295, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/15.2.294 Published: 01 June 1986

COMMEMORATION OF WOLF SZMUNESS

Journal Article COMMEMORATION OF WOLF SZMUNESS Get access Mervyn Susser Mervyn Susser Columbia University630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar American Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 118, Issue 5, November 1983, Page 781, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113689 Published: 01 November 1983

The importance of maternal nutrition in the weeks before and after conception: another viewpoint.

BirthVolume 9, Issue 1 p. 43-45 Another Viewpoint* David Rush M.D., David Rush M.D. Columbia University School of Public Health, Developmental Epidemiology Research Unit, and the Sergievsky Center, Columbia University, 100 Haven Ave., 5A, New York, NY 10032.Search for more papers by this authorZena Stein M.A., M.B., B.Ch., Zena Stein M.A., M.B., B.Ch. Columbia University School of Public Health, Developmental Epidemiology Research Unit, and the Sergievsky Center, Columbia University, 100 Haven Ave., 5A, New York, NY 10032.Search for more papers by this authorMervyn Susser M. B., B. Ch., D. P. H., F. R. C. P. (E), Mervyn Susser M. B., B. Ch., D. P. H., F. R. C. P. (E) Columbia University School of Public Health, Developmental Epidemiology Research Unit, and the Sergievsky Center, Columbia University, 100 Haven Ave., 5A, New York, NY 10032.Search for more papers by this author David Rush M.D., David Rush M.D. Columbia University School of Public Health, Developmental Epidemiology Research Unit, and the Sergievsky Center, Columbia University, 100 Haven Ave., 5A, New York, NY 10032.Search for more papers by this authorZena Stein M.A., M.B., B.Ch., Zena Stein M.A., M.B., B.Ch. Columbia University School of Public Health, Developmental Epidemiology Research Unit, and the Sergievsky Center, Columbia University, 100 Haven Ave., 5A, New York, NY 10032.Search for more papers by this authorMervyn Susser M. B., B. Ch., D. P. H., F. R. C. P. (E), Mervyn Susser M. B., B. Ch., D. P. H., F. R. C. P. (E) Columbia University School of Public Health, Developmental Epidemiology Research Unit, and the Sergievsky Center, Columbia University, 100 Haven Ave., 5A, New York, NY 10032.Search for more papers by this author First published: March 1982 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-536X.1982.tb01603.xCitations: 1 * This ROUNDTABLE exchange will be commented upon by other researchers and clinicians, and again by these authors, in a forthcoming issue of BIRTH. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article.Citing Literature Volume9, Issue1March 1982Pages 43-45 RelatedInformation

Epidemiology and Child Psychiatry: Introduction

Most of the contributions to this special section were first presented at an Institute on Epidemiology and Child Psychiatry that was held at the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry in Atlanta, Georgia. The papers have been revised and expanded for written presentation, and additional contributions have been solicited and included. Epidemiology is the study of the distribution of disease in the population. Knowledge about the way that diseases are distributed can be used for a number of purposes. These include the planning of services, the prevention of disease, and understanding the causes and the classification of disease. The contributions in the special section have been chosen to illustrate each of these uses. Epidemiologists use a number of concepts and special terms to describe the occurrence and distribution of disease. These are defined and illustrated in the paper by Zena Stein and Mervyn Susser, which serves as a technical introduction for the epidemiological novice. Basic concepts such as incidence and prevalence are defined, and the process of population screening is described. The properties of screening instruments including their sensitivity and specificity arc defined. Stein and Susser also describe the differences between cohort and case-control studies, and in the process illustrate the range of areas in which the epidemiological method can be applied.

Nutrition During Pregnancy: Diet in Pregnancy . A Randomized Controlled Trial of Nutritional' Supplements. David Rush, Zena Stein, and Mervyn Susser. Liss, New York, 1980. xxviii, 200 pp. $26. Birth Defects: Original Article Series, Vol. 16, No. 3.

Nutrition During Pregnancy: <i>Diet in Pregnancy</i> . A Randomized Controlled Trial of Nutritional' Supplements. David Rush, Zena Stein, and Mervyn Susser. Liss, New York, 1980. xxviii, 200 pp. $26. Birth Defects: Original Article Series, Vol. 16, No. 3.

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Books reviewed in this article: Gynecologic Endocrinology. Third Edition. Edited by Jay J. Gold and John B. Josimovich Diet in Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Nutritional Supplements. March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. Birth Defects Original Article Series Vol. XVI No. 3. By David Rush, Zena Stein and Mervyn Susser Immunological Aspects of Reproduction and Fertility Control. Edited by J. P. Hearn Current Therapy in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Edited by Edward J. Quilligan Biodegradables and Delivery Systems for Contraception. Volume 1. Progress in Contraceptive Delivery Systems lUD's and Family Planning. Volume 2. Progress in Contraceptive Delivery Systems IUD Pathology and Management. Volume 3. Progress in Contraceptive Delivery Systems. Pp 251 with figures and tables. All volumes edited by E. S. E. Hafez and W. A. A. Van Os

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Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Malnutrition and Brain Development. Myron Winick, Oxford University Press, New York, London, Toronto, 1976, $5. MERVYN SUSSER MERVYN SUSSER PROFESSOR Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 5, Issue 4, December 1976, Pages 388–389, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/5.4.388-a Published: 01 December 1976

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Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Vital Statistics: A Memorial Volume of Selections from the Reports and Writings of William Farr. With an Introduction by Mervyn Susser Abraham Adelstein . Number 46 of the History of Medicine Series published under the auspices of the Library of The New York Academy of Medicine. Metuchen, N. J. New York: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. 1975, pp. xiv + xxiv + 563, £16.00. IAN SUTHERLAND IAN SUTHERLAND Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 1976, Page 205, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/5.2.205 Published: 01 June 1976

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Medical Journal of AustraliaVolume 1, Issue 7 p. 229-230 Book Review BOOK REVIEWS First published: 01 February 1974 https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1974.tb93119.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Atherogenesis Volume II: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Atherogenesis, Thrombogenesis and Pyridinolearbamate Treatment, Tokyo, 18–20 May. 1972. Edited by T. Shimamoto, F. Numano and G. M. Addison; 1973. Amsterdam: Excerpta Medica. 9½″ × 6½″, pp. 422, with illustrations. Price: Dfl.110.00 or $US42.30. The Pharmacology of Thermoregulation: Proceedings of a Satellite Symposium held in Conjunction with the Fifth International Congress on Pharmocology, San Francisco, July 23–28, 1972. Edited by E. Schönbaum and P. Lomax; 1973. Basel: S. Karger; Sydney: Australasian Drug Information Services Pty Ltd. 9½″ × 6¾″, pp 592. with illustrations. Price: $47.00. The Hand nook. By Moulton K. Johnson, MD.; 1973. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas, 9″ × 6″, pp. 124, with illustrations. Price: $US8.50. Causal Thinking in the Health Sciences: Concepts and Strategies of Epidemiology By Mervyn Susser; 1973. London, Melbourne: Oxford University Press. 9″ × 6″, pp. 200, with diagrams. Price: $6.35. Atlas of Hand Radiographs. By Philip Jacobs, T.D., D.M.R.D., F.R.C.P., F.P.R.; 1973. London: Harvey Miller and Medcalf, 12¼″ × 8¼″, pp. 248, with illustrations. Price: £7.00. Volume1, Issue7February 1974Pages 229-230 RelatedInformation

Book Reviews : Causal Thinking in the Health Sciences: concepts and strategies of epidemiology, by Mervyn Susser. Oxford Medical Publications. 181 pp. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS. New York, London, Toronto, 1973. £2.20

Book Reviews : Causal Thinking in the Health Sciences: concepts and strategies of epidemiology, by Mervyn Susser. Oxford Medical Publications. 181 pp. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS. New York, London, Toronto, 1973. £2.20

Statistics in Medicine

Causal Thinking in the Health Sciences: Concepts and Strategies of Epidemiology. By Mervyn Susser. Pp. xviii + 181. (Oxford University: London and New York, August 1973.) £2.20.

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Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Causal Thinking in the Health Sciences. Mervyn Susser. New York: Oxford University Press, 1973, pp. 181, £2.20. International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 2, Issue 3, AUTUMN 1973, Page 349, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/2.3.349 Published: 01 October 1973

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Journal Article REVIEWS IN BRIEF Get access Community Psychiatry, Mervyn Susser, Random House Inc., U.S.A. 1970. Pp. 398. $9.95. The British Journal of Social Work, Volume 1, Issue 3, 1971, Page 358, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjsw.a055627 Published: 01 January 1971

A study of obstetric results in an under-developed community. IV. The causes and prevention of maternal and obstetric deaths in an under-developed urban African community.

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & GynaecologyVolume 66, Issue 1 p. 68-74 A STUDY OF OBSTETRIC RESULTS IN AN UNDER-DEVELOPED COMMUNITY Part IV—The Causes and Prevention of Maternal and Obstetric Deaths in an Under-developed Urban African Community Mervyn Susser M.B., B.Ch.(Rand.), M.R.C.P.E., Mervyn Susser M.B., B.Ch.(Rand.), M.R.C.P.E. Department of Social Medicine, Manchester University Lately of Alexandra Health Centre and University Clinic, JohannesburgSearch for more papers by this authorZena Stein M.A., M.B., B.Ch.(Rand.), Zena Stein M.A., M.B., B.Ch.(Rand.) Department of Social Medicine, Manchester University Lately of Alexandra Health Centre and University Clinic, JohannesburgSearch for more papers by this author Mervyn Susser M.B., B.Ch.(Rand.), M.R.C.P.E., Mervyn Susser M.B., B.Ch.(Rand.), M.R.C.P.E. Department of Social Medicine, Manchester University Lately of Alexandra Health Centre and University Clinic, JohannesburgSearch for more papers by this authorZena Stein M.A., M.B., B.Ch.(Rand.), Zena Stein M.A., M.B., B.Ch.(Rand.) Department of Social Medicine, Manchester University Lately of Alexandra Health Centre and University Clinic, JohannesburgSearch for more papers by this author First published: February 1959 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1959.tb01135.xCitations: 2AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume66, Issue1February 1959Pages 68-74 RelatedInformation