The Internet Journal of Epidemiology
ISSN: 1540-2614
Editor in Chief
Dr. Giridhara R Babu MBBS, MPH (Epidemiology, UCLA), MBA, PGMLE, PhD candidate (Epidemiology, UCLA).
Assistant Professor, Public Health Foundation of India,
Indian Institute of Public Health – Hyderabad, Plot no # 1, Anv Arcade
Amar Co-op Society, Kavuri Hills, Madhapur, Hyderabad 500081, India
Department of Epidemiology, University of California Los Angeles
Assistant Professor, Public Health Foundation of India,
Indian Institute of Public Health – Hyderabad, Plot no # 1, Anv Arcade
Amar Co-op Society, Kavuri Hills, Madhapur, Hyderabad 500081, India
Department of Epidemiology, University of California Los Angeles
Associate Editors
Dr. Seema Murthy MBBS, MPH (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad
Plot no # 1, Anv Arcade, Amar Co-op Society, Kavuri Hills
Madhapur, Hyderabad 500081
Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad
Plot no # 1, Anv Arcade, Amar Co-op Society, Kavuri Hills
Madhapur, Hyderabad 500081
Dr Mohd. Akhtar Hussain MBBS, MD (Community medicine),
Wellcome Trust Research Fellow & *Senior Lecturer,
Indian Institute of Public Health-Bhubaneswar
Public Health Foundation of India, 2nd and 3rd Floor, JSS Software
Wellcome Trust Research Fellow & *Senior Lecturer,
Indian Institute of Public Health-Bhubaneswar
Public Health Foundation of India, 2nd and 3rd Floor, JSS Software
Dr. Vivek V. Singh M.B.B.S., MPH ( Rollins School of Public Health-Emory University)
Wellcome Trust Fellow (Disease Surveillance); Public Health Specialist - Assistant Professor, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI)
Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH) - Hyderabad.
Wellcome Trust Fellow (Disease Surveillance); Public Health Specialist - Assistant Professor, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI)
Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH) - Hyderabad.
Editorial Board
Leonelo E. Bautista
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department of Preventive
Medicine and Biometrics
Bethesda Massachusetts USA
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department of Preventive
Medicine and Biometrics
Bethesda Massachusetts USA
Dr. Pankaj Bhardwaj MBBS, MD (Community Medicine)
Assistant Professor
Department of Community Medicine
Era's Lucknow Medical College & Hospital
Sarfarazganj, Lucknow-226003 Uttar Pradesh India email:pankajbhardwajdr@gmail.com
Assistant Professor
Department of Community Medicine
Era's Lucknow Medical College & Hospital
Sarfarazganj, Lucknow-226003 Uttar Pradesh India email:pankajbhardwajdr@gmail.com
Jaime Breilh MD, PhD
Centro de Estudios y Asesoría en Salud
Health Research and Advisory Center
Quito Ecuador
Centro de Estudios y Asesoría en Salud
Health Research and Advisory Center
Quito Ecuador
Bruce G. Charlton MD
Reader in Evolutionary Psychiatry, Department of Psychology
Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne EnglandVisiting Professor
UEL Centre for Public Health Policy and Health Services Research England
Reader in Evolutionary Psychiatry, Department of Psychology
Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne EnglandVisiting Professor
UEL Centre for Public Health Policy and Health Services Research England
Constantine Daskalakis ScD
Assistant Professor
Biostatistics Section
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
Assistant Professor
Biostatistics Section
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
Frederic De Ceulaer MPH
Head, Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention and PMOP
Province of Luxembourg Belgium
Head, Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention and PMOP
Province of Luxembourg Belgium
Dr. JAYKARAN D.Pharm, M.B.B.S, M.D (Pharmacology), PGDRM
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology
Govt. Medical College and New Civil Hospital
Surat India
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology
Govt. Medical College and New Civil Hospital
Surat India
Jim Koopman MD, MPH
Department of Epidemiology and Center for the Study of Complex Systems
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor Michigan USA
Department of Epidemiology and Center for the Study of Complex Systems
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor Michigan USA
Fred W. Markham MD
Department of Family Medicine
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelpia Pennsylvania USA
Department of Family Medicine
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelpia Pennsylvania USA
Markku Nurminen MA, DrPH, PhD
Senior Researcher
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and Department of Public Health
Faculty of Medicine; University of Helsinki
Helsinki Finland
Senior Researcher
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and Department of Public Health
Faculty of Medicine; University of Helsinki
Helsinki Finland
Florent Richy MPH-PhD
Epidemiologist; Adjunct Professor of Public Health
Epidemiology and Health Economics
University of LiegeFaculty of Medicine
School of Public Health
Unit of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics
Sart-Tilman Belgium
Epidemiologist; Adjunct Professor of Public Health
Epidemiology and Health Economics
University of LiegeFaculty of Medicine
School of Public Health
Unit of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics
Sart-Tilman Belgium
Robert S. Root-Bernstein Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology
Michigan State University Michigan USA
Professor of Physiology
Michigan State University Michigan USA
Praveen K. Roy MD
Section Head, Gastroenterology
Department of Medicine
J. Wainwright VA Medical Center
Walla Walla Washington USA
Section Head, Gastroenterology
Department of Medicine
J. Wainwright VA Medical Center
Walla Walla Washington USA
J.H. Sart-Tilman
Emeritus Professor
The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Jerusalem Israel
Emeritus Professor
The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Jerusalem Israel
Hassan Soubhi MD, PhD
Research Associate
Department of Family Medicine
University of Montreal
Montreal Quebec Canada
Research Associate
Department of Family Medicine
University of Montreal
Montreal Quebec Canada