1. Presentation of the rifle project risk factors and life expectancy

   • The RIFLE Research Group

   Epidemiological Projects: News Pages: 459 - 476

2. Snoring, sympathetic activity and cardiovascular risk factors in a 70 year old population

   • P. Jennum
   • K. Schultz-Larsen
   • N. Christensen

   Epidemiological Projects: News Pages: 477 - 482

3. First characterization in Italy of clinical isolates of mutans streptococci by using specific monoclonal antibodies

   • G. Batoni
   • F. Marchetti
   • S. Senesi

   Epidemiological Projects: News Pages: 483 - 488

4. Serotypes and colonization factors of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolated in various countries

   • J. Blanco
   • M. Blanco
   • W. H. Jansen

   Epidemiological Projects: News Pages: 489 - 496

5. Serum LP(A) levels in randomized healthy men from different European countries

   • M. Cigolini
   • J. C. Seidell
   • M. Muggeo

   Epidemiological Projects: News Pages: 497 - 503

6. Nosocomial infection in surgery wards: A controlled study of increased duration of hospital stays and direct cost of hospitalization

   • A. Asensio Vegasi
   • V. Monge Jodra
   • M. Lizan Garcia

   Epidemiological Projects: News Pages: 504 - 510

7. A community survey on maternal and child health services utilization in rural Ethiopia

   • E. Materia
   • W. Mehari
   • P. Pasquini

   Epidemiological Projects: News Pages: 511 - 516

8. Parental smoking and other risk factors for wheezing bronchitis in children

   • E. Rylander
   • G. Pershagen
   • L. Nordvall

   Epidemiological Projects: News Pages: 517 - 526

9. Inter-cohort differences in coronary heart disease mortality in the 25-year follow-up of the seven countries study

   • A. Menotti
   • A. Keys
   • H. Toshima

   Epidemiological Projects: News Pages: 527 - 536

10. Prevalence of hepatitis virus infections in Albanian refugees

    • T. Santantonio
    • S. Lo Caputo
    • G. Pastore

    Epidemiological Projects: News Pages: 537 - 540

11. Serological comparison of purified antigens 60 and 85A (P32) of Mycobacterium bovis BCG, and purified protein derivative, in active pulmonary tuberculosis

    • M. Turneer
    • E. Van Nerom

    Epidemiological Projects: News Pages: 541 - 546

12. Flow cytometric indirect immunofluorescence assay with high sensitivity and specificity for the detection of antibodies to HSV-1 and HSV-2

    • A. Caruso
    • M. Tinti
    • A. Turano

    Epidemiological Projects: News Pages: 547 - 552

13. In vitro susceptibility of mycelial and yeast forms of Penicillium marneffei to amphotericin B, fluconazole, 5-fluorocytosine and itraconazole

    • A. S. Sekhon
    • A. K. Garg
    • Z. Hamir

    Epidemiological Projects: News Pages: 553 - 558

14. Antibiotic susceptibility and phage typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates from blood cultures of 692 patients in 15 Israeli hospitals

    • Z. Samba
    • R. Gadba

    Epidemiological Projects: News Pages: 559 - 562

15. The early stage of the recurrent cholera epidemic in Luanda, Angola

    • M. M. Colombo
    • M. Francisco
    • P. Cappuccinelli

    Brief Reports Pages: 563 - 565

16. Prevalence and incidence of hepatitis C virus infection among male prison inmates in Maryland

    • D. Vlahov
    • K. E. Nelson
    • N. Kendig

    Brief Reports Pages: 566 - 569

17. Announcements

    Announcement Pages: 570 - 570