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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.

Morbidity/trends

Your search returns 2 documents

• 1.   Irish neonatal mortality--12 years on

  The aim of this study was to categorized Irish neonatal mortality

  

  Abstract:

  All Paediatricians in Ireland were requested to fill a questionnaire which dealt with data pertaining to all live-born infants over 500 g birth weight who died within the first 28 days of life in 1999. Deaths were categorized according to Wigglesworth Classification into Lethal Malformation, Immaturity (Prematurity), Asphyxia and "Specific". Each hospital and patient was more...

  International Classification:

  Deaths - neonatal

  Categories:

  neonatal mortality

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Ir Med J, Vol: 95 Page: 267-8, 270 October 2002
  A. Foran; E. Dempsey; A. Watters; S. M. Gormally

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• 2.   The dental caries experience of 5-year-old children in the United Kingdom. Surveys co-ordinated by the British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry in 1997/98

  The aim of this study was to report the results of standardised clinical caries examinations of 176,781 5-year-old children

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: This paper reports the results of standardised clinical caries examinations of 176,781 5-year-old children from across the United Kingdom. These 1997/98 co-ordinated surveys are the latest in a series which seek to monitor the dental health of children and to assess the delivery of dental services. METHOD: The criteria and conventions of the British Association for the Study more...

  International Classification:

  Dental

  Categories:

  caries

  Geography:

  the United Kingdom

  Community Dent Health, Vol: 16 Page: 50-6 March 1999
  N. B. Pitts; D. J. Evans; Z. J. Nugent

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