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How to use this database.

• Method 1- uses a free natural language approach.

  After choosing the object of the search – by ticking title, abstract, aims and objective, or author - enter a term, word or name in the ‘Search’ box to return references answering your research question.

• Method 2 - utilises key words.

  Those key words assigned from thesauruses of controlled vocabulary by the trained coders of international bibliographic databases.
  The controlled vocabularies key word are listed alphanumerically under 'Bibliographic database keywords' .
  Use the drop down menu to identity which 'key words' you are interested in to return references to answer your research question.

• Method 3 - is based on the indexing system

  developed by the researchers who compiled this database.
  It adopts a thematic approach to mapping Irish child health research. The themed areas represent outcomes mapped to the International Classification of Disease version 10 (ICD-10) or one of 23 other health-related themed outcomes. Themes are defined in Tables 5 to 7 (of the study report).
  Use the alphabetic drop down menu under ‘ICD-10 or themed health-related outcomes’ to identity which themed areas you are interested in to select references to answer your research question.

• Method 4 – allows papers to be searched by Study type.

  Indexing by study type offers a valuable insight into understanding the population impact of the topic of interest. More than 20 study types were identified across the 2,152 study papers. These are defined in Table 3 (of the study report). Within 'Study type' papers are further stratification by geographical region (Table 49), topic area of interest and study aims and objectives.
  Click on 'Study type' to select the type of study of interest, progressively select sub-categories by topic area or other sub-classification of interest to answer your research question.

The complete background, methods and findings from this mapping exercise are detailed in the study report.

groups by age

Your search returns 2 documents

• 1.   A common, symptom-based case definition for gastroenteritis

  The aim of the study was to establish common, symptom-based case definition for gastroenteritis by comparing across four counteries

  

  Abstract:

  National studies determining the burden of gastroenteritis have defined gastroenteritis by its clinical picture, using symptoms to classify cases and non-cases. The use of different case definitions has complicated inter-country comparisons. We selected four case definitions from the literature, applied these to population data from Australia, Canada, Ireland, Malta and the United more...

  International Classification:

  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - Intestinal infectious diseases - gastroenteritis

  Categories:

  gastroenteritis

  Geography:

  United States of America

  Epidemiology and Infection, Vol: 136 Page: 886-894 2008
  S. E. Majowicz; G. Hall; E. Scallan; G. K. Adak; C. Gauci; T. F. Jones; S. O'Brien; O. Henao; P. Sockett

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• 2.   Epidemiology of spine trauma in an Irish regional trauma unit: A 4-year study

  The aim of this study was to analyses the aetiology and demographics of a cohort of spine trauma in the West of Ireland regional trauma unit: A 4-year study

  

  Abstract:

  Currently there is a lack of information on the full spectrum of spine trauma presenting to medical services in a defined geographic area. This study analyses the aetiology and demographics of a cohort of spine trauma in the West of Ireland. A regional trauma unit has been investigated for a 51-month period. Two hundred and eighty-five cases admitted with spine trauma were documented. more...

  International Classification:

  Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - injury

  Categories:

  spine trauma

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Injury, Vol: 39 Page: 436-442 2008
  S. J. Roche; P. A. Sloane; J. P. McCabe

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