Call for Papers
Call for Papers: Epidemiologic Reviews Theme Issue - 2009
Epidemiologic Approaches to Health Disparities
Epidemiologic Reviews, a sister publication of the American Journal of Epidemiology, is devoted to publishing comprehensive and critical reviews on specific themes once a year. The 2009 issue, to be published in the summer of 2009, will address the topic of health disparities. Submission of manuscripts is now solicited on topics such as:
Racial/ethnic factors
Socioeconomic factors
Geographic factors
International variations
Differences in access to medical services
Differences in insurance coverage
Differences in the rates of medical procedures
Differences in the quality of medical care
Intervention approaches to eliminating disparities
Please note that papers on other aspects of health disparities are welcome. Manuscripts can be up to 6,000 words exclusive of the abstract, tables, figures, and references. Give explicit details of the method of literature search and use systematic reviews or meta-analysis when appropriate.
Submit a complete, unified document as an email attachment to Harriett Telljohann (htelljoh@jhsph.edu) by September 15, 2008.
Michel A. Ibrahim, MD, PhD
Editor-in-Chief
Epidemiologic Reviews