Editorials

	The news on tobacco control: time to bring the background into the foreground SIMON CHAPMAN Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 237-239. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.237 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cover essay

	Trust? Noverify John Slade Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 240-241. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.240 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

News analysis

	USA: price cuts and point of sale ads follow tax rise FRANK CHALOUPKA, SANDY SLATER, and MELANIE WAKEFIELD Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 242. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.242 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Turkey: tobacco's hard drive for ban-busting F1 Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 242. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.242a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Malaysia: & another way round ad restrictions MARY ASSUNTA Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 242. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.242b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Denmark: "light" cigarette ad leads to coffin Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 242. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.242c [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Barbados: Gale of change Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 242. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.242d [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Size does matter SIMON CHAPMAN Tobacco Control 1999; 8: e242. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.e242 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	A-rise, Sir Richard (p>0.001) Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 242. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.242f [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

	The tobacco settlement: an analysis of newspaper coverage of a national policy debate, 1997-98 Julie C Lima and Michael Siegel Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 247-253. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.247 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Print media coverage of research on passive smoking Gail E Kennedy and Lisa A Bero Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 254-260. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.254 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The effects of household and workplace smoking restrictions on quitting behaviours Arthur J Farkas, Elizabeth A Gilpin, Janet M Distefan, and John P Pierce Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 261-265. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.261 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Trends in environmental tobacco smoke restrictions in the home in Victoria, Australia Ron Borland, Robyn Mullins, Lisa Trotter, and Victoria White Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 266-271. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.266 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The impact of workplace smoking bans: results from a national survey Matthew C Farrelly, William N Evans, and Andrew E S Sfekas Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 272-277. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.272 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effect of smoke-free policies on the behaviour of social smokers Steven J Philpot, Simon A Ryan, Luke E Torre, Helen M Wilcox, Geoffrey Jalleh, and Konrad Jamrozik Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 278-281. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.278 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Measuring environmental tobacco smoke exposure in infants and young children through urine cotinine and memory-based parental reports: empirical findings and discussion Georg E Matt, Dennis R Wahlgren, Melbourne F Hovell, Joy M Zakarian, John T Bernert, Susie B Meltzer, James L Pirkle, and Samuel Caudill Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 282-289. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.282 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Medical costs of smoking in the United States: estimates, their validity, and their implications Kenneth E Warner, Thomas A Hodgson, and Caitlin E Carroll Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 290-300. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.290 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Analysis of factors related to illegal tobacco sales to young people in Ontario Bill O'Grady, Mark Asbridge, and Tom Abernathy Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 301-305. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.301 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Store tobacco policies: a survey of store managers, California, 1996-1997 Zipora Weinbaum, Valerie Quinn, Todd Rogers, and April Roeseler Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 306-310. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.306 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The passage and initial implementation of Oregon's Measure 44 Lisa K Goldman and Stanton A Glantz Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 311-322. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.311 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Special communications

	Four beliefs that may impede progress in the treatment of smoking John R Hughes Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 323-326. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.323 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Women and tobacco in Indonesia Simon Barraclough Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 327-332. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.327 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Debates

	Why we should tackle adult smoking first DAVID HILL Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 333-335. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.333 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Adults versus teenagers: a false dilemma and a dangerous choice MATTHEW L MYERS Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 336-338. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.336 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

The lighter side

	Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 339. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.339 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Play it again

	Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 340-347. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.340 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Ad Watch

	Advertising as information SIMON CHAPMAN Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 348. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.348 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

	Public health priorities DENNIS R WAHLGREN and MELBOURNE F HOVELL Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 349. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.349 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Smoking cessation rate among outpatients at a cancer hospital NOBUYUKI HAMAJIMA, YOHKO KUROBE, and KAZUO TAJIMA Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 349-350. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.349a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Tobacco-related scenes in television dramas for young Japanese audiences TOMOFUMI SONE Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 350. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.350 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Calendar of events

	Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 351. doi:10.1136/tc.8.3.351 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]