RE: "A DICTIONARY OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, FOURTH EDITION, EDITED BY JOHN M. LAST, ROBERT A. SPASOFF, AND SUSAN G. HARRIS"

John M. Last

Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology University of Ottawa 451 Smyth Road Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8M5


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Editor's note: Dr. Feinleib and the Journal sincerely regret this oversight.

The recent review of the fourth edition of the Dictionary of Epidemiology in the Journal (1Go) was generous and constructively critical in ways that will help all who prepare the next edition—for which there are already about half a dozen important new entries and several proposed adjustments of the existing wording. As the Editor-in-Chief of the dictionary, I am grateful for the kind comments.

It is unfortunate that the published review is headed by an incomplete listing of the names on the title page of the fourth edition. Michel C. Thuriaux, an epidemiologist who has worked for many years for the World Health Organization, played a prominent role in the preparation of all four editions, and his valuable contributions to the dictionary should be recognized by recording his name as that of one of the principal editors. Janet Byron Anderson, a consultant in medical linguistics, made unique contributions to the fourth edition, and her name also appears on the title page.


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  1. Feinleib M. A dictionary of epidemiology, fourth edition, edited by John M. Last, Robert A. Spasoff, and Susan G. Harris. (Book review). Am J Epidemiol 2001;154:93–4.[Free Full Text]




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