This article is part of the supplement of BMC Public Health Volume 13, Supplement 2, 2013: Use of health impact metrics for programmatic decision making in global health.
This article outlines the structure of the supplement – an article for each of the 20 most common cancers in adults, followed by an expert commentary from one of the leading UK clinicians specialising in malignancies of that organ or system.
This article outlines the structure of the supplement – a section for each of the 14 exposures, followed by a Summary chapter, which considers the relative contributions of each factor to the total number of cancers diagnosed in the UK in 2010 that were, in theory, avoidable.
This article outlines the structure of the supplement – two methodological papers (statistical approach and exposure assessment), eight papers presenting the cancer-specific results grouped by broad anatomical site, a paper giving industry sector results and one discussing work-related cancer-prevention strategies.
Moreover, the evidence and analyses produced by Malthus dominated scientific discussion of population during his lifetime; indeed, he was the invited author of the article "Population" for the supplement (1824) to the fourth, fifth, and sixth editions of the Encyclopædia Britannica.
Step-by-step instructions for obtaining quality samples are outlined in Appendix 3 of this article and in the supplement to R. D. Morey (2011).
First, in a change from the approach taken by many journals, we appoint an 'internal' Supplement Editor (usually from the journal's Editorial Board), whose role is to select peer reviewers and assess the suitability of the supplement articles for publication in the journal.
Several articles in the supplement elucidate aspects of the "surveillance steps" that are necessary for a case of infection to be ascertained by FoodNet surveillance.
But — speaking of Jerry Lewis — the deepest and strangest of the supplement's articles is the lead one, by Chris Fujiwara, whose recent book on Jerry Lewis is essential both for its great interview with the filmmaker and its meticulous look at the films.
The final section of the supplement presents 4 articles that look at methodological issues related to LiST.
