MJA 1999 - Volume 171, Issue 9

Editorials

• Sentinel node biopsy: evaluating a new technique Owen A Ung, Neil R Wetzig (MJA 1999; 171: 452-453)
• Towards a society for all ages Robert K Penhall (MJA 1999; 171: 453-454)
• Where has all our iodine gone? Creswell J Eastman (MJA 1999; 171: 455-456)
• Solarium use Robin Marks (MJA 1999; 171: 456-457)
• The 1999 WHO-ISH Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension John Chalmers (MJA 1999; 171: 458-459)

Research

• Reliability of sentinel node status in predicting axillary lymph node involvement in breast cancer James Kollias, P Grantley Gill, Barry E Chatterton, Vivian E Hall, Melissa A Bochner, Brendon J Coventry, Gelareh Farshid (MJA 1999; 171: 461-465)
• Iodine deficiency in ambulatory participants at a Sydney teaching hospital: is Australia truly iodine replete? Jenny E Gunton, Graham Hams, Marcelle Fiegert, Aidan McElduff (MJA 1999; 171: 467-470)

Healthcare

• Accidental paracetamol overdosing and fulminant hepatic failure in children Fiona K Miles, Ramananda Kamath, Stuart FA Dorney, Kevin J Gaskin, Edward V O'Loughlin (MJA 1999; 171: 472-475)

Diagnostic Dilemma

• Pelvic fractures diagnosed by bone scintigraphy in patients with normal radiographs after a fall Sean C C Stevens, Thomas A Male, J Harvey Turner (MJA 1999; 171: 476-478)

Review

• Breast cancer screening and management A Patrick M Forrest, Elaine D C Anderson (MJA 1999; 171: 479-484)

Viewpoint

• Care of older people in acute care hospitals: do we know how? Ian A Scott (MJA 1999; 171: 485-488)

MJA Practice Essentials - Cardiology

• The role of oestrogen in cardiovascular disease: benefit or harm? Gishel New, Richard W Harper (MJA 1999; 171: 490-495)

Lessons from Practice

• Childhood hepatotoxicity with paracetamol doses less than 150mg/kg per day Jenny L Hynson, Mike South (MJA 1999; 171: 497)