Volume 171 Issue 4

Editorials

• Cluster investigations: are they worth it? Ray A Cartwright (MJA 1999; 171: 172)
• "Smoking is a major cause of blindness" Paul Mitchell, Simon Chapman, Wayne Smith (MJA 1999; 171: 173-174)
• COX-2 inhibitors: the next generation of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Lionel Schachna, Peter F J Ryan (MJA 1999; 171: 175-176)

Research

• Investigation of a cluster of leukaemia in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, 1989-1996 Victoria J Westley-Wise, Bernard W Stewart, Irene Kreis, Paolo F Ricci, Anthony Hogan, Chris Darling, Steve Corbett, John Kaldor, Neill H Stacey, Pauline Warburton (MJA 1999; 171: 178-183)
• Prostate cancer testing: behaviour, motivation and attitudes among Western Australian men Terry J Slevin, Neil Donnelly, Johanna P Clarkson, Dallas R English, Jeanette E Ward (MJA 1999; 171: 185-188)

Healthcare

• Hepatitis C: an economic evaluation of extended treatment with interferon Alan Shiell, Sue Brown, Geoff C Farrell (MJA 1999; 171: 189-193)

Diagnostic Dilemma

• What is the cause of a rash after measles-mumps-rubella vaccination? Grant A Jenkin, Doris Chibo, Heath A Kelly, Pauline A Lynch, Mike G Catton (MJA 1999; 171: 194-195)

Public Health

• A population-based study of children with cerebral tuberculosis in New South Wales Nik Arestis, Yeh-Jui Tham, Peter B McIntyre, David Isaacs, Pam Palasanthiran, John K Ferguson, Ian Wilkinson, David Dawson, Amanda J Christensen (MJA 1999; 171: 197-200)

Viewpoint

• Antenatal screening for HIV in Australia: time to revise policies? John B Ziegler (MJA 1999; 171: 201-203)

Sports Medicine

• Ethics of prescribing drugs to enhance sporting performance Michael C Kennedy, Judith R Kennedy (MJA 1999; 171: 204-205)
• Dehydroepiandrosterone and sport A Brian Corrigan (MJA 1999; 171: 206-208)

Clinical Update

• Essential thrombocythaemia Mark A Bentley, Kerry McD Taylor, Susan J Wright (MJA 1999; 171: 210-213)