Editor-in-Chief

Eduardo L. FrancoMcGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

Deputy Editor

Gayle A. ShinderMcGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

Assistant Editors

Joseph E. TotaMcGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

Sandra D. IsideanMcGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

Editorial Board

Ursula Ackermann-LiebrichBasel, SwitzerlandSteven M. AlbertPittsburgh, PA, USATakamaru AshikagaBurlington, VT, USABenedetta BartaliWatertown, MA, USAStuart BiddleLoughborough, UKLuisa N. BorrellBronx, NY, USAHein de VriesMaastricht, The NetherlandsCarlo DiClementeBaltimore, MD, USAEdzard ErnstExeter, UK Alan GellerBoston, MA, USAIdris GuessousAtlanta, GA, USAAnne HardyLondon, UKSerge HercbergParis, France

Albert HofmanRotterdam, The NetherlandsRichard Joseph JacksonLos Angeles, CA, USADavid R. Jacobs, Jr.Minneapolis, MN, USAUlrich KeilMünster, GermanyHarry LandoMinneapolis, MN, USABruce LeistikowDavis, CA, USAStanley LemeshowColumbus, OH, USADavid LitakerCleveland, OH, USAAlan D. LopezBrisbane, Queensland, AustraliaSteven MarkowitzFlushing, NY, USAJohn McKinlayWatertown, MA, USADavid MichaelsWashington, DC, USAAnthony B. MillerToronto, Ontario, CanadaAli H. MokdadSeattle, WA, USA

Jorge MotaPorto, PortugalRichard NeugebauerNew York, NY, USAEliseo Pérez-StableSan Francisco, CA, USAMiquel PortaBarcelona, SpainJames O. ProchaskaKingston, RI, USAWilliam RakowskiProvidence, RI, USAJonathan SametLos Angeles, CA, USAJames W. SayreLos Angeles, CA, USAAnn SorensonLogan, UT, USASteven StellmanNew York, NY, USABoyd SwinburnMelbourne, Victoria, AustraliaHerman J. Van OyenBrussels, BelgiumSally VernonHouston, TX, USAAntronette K. Yancey Los Angeles, CA, USA

Founding Editor

Ernst L. Wynder

Editor Emeritus

Alfredo Morabia

Statistical Editor Emeritus

Michael Costanza

Aims and Scopes: Preventive Medicine is an international journal, publishing original, scholarly manuscripts pertaining to preventive medicine and public health. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, cardio-vascular disease, cancer, and other preventable diseases, lifestyle disorders and interventions, the effects of socioeconomic status on health, and environmental and occupational health.