Table 2.
Articles in the American Journal of Epidemiology by Translation Phase, 1999 and 2009
| Issue and Year | Descriptive/Discovery Epidemiology, no. | Translational Epidemiology, no. | Total, no. |
| January 1 | |||
| 2009 | 9 | 3 (1 T1, 1 T4, 1 KS) | 12 |
| 1999 | 18 | 2 (1 T1, 1 KS) | 20 |
| March 1 | |||
| 2009 | 8 | 5 (2 T1, 2 T4, 1 KS) | 13 |
| 1999 | 9 | 1 (1 KS) | 10 |
| July 1 | |||
| 2009 | 10 | 4 (2 T1, 1 T4, 1 KS) | 14 |
| 1999 | 10 | 3 (3 T1) | 13 |
| October 1 | |||
| 2009 | 10 | 4 (3 T1, 1 T4) | 14 |
| 1999 | 11 | 2 (1 T1, 1 T4) | 13 |
| December 1 | |||
| 2009 | 7 | 6 (1 T1, 2 T4, 3 KS) | 13 |
| 1999 | 10 | 3 (1 T1, 2 T4) | 13 |
| Total | |||
| 2009 | 44 | 22 (9 T1, 7 T4, 6 KS)a | 66 |
| 1999 | 58 | 11 (6 T1, 3 T4, 2 KS)b | 69 |
Abbreviations: KS, knowledge synthesis; T0–T4, designated phases of translational research.
a
Examples of translational epidemiology in 2009 include T1 (reference 60), T4 (reference 61), and KS (reference 62).
b
Examples of translational epidemiology in 1999 include T1 (reference 63), T4 (reference 64), and KS (reference 65).