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• 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.

Nitric Oxide/ metabolism

Your search returns 3 documents

• 1.   Exhaled nitric oxide correlates with airway eosinophils in childhood asthma

  The aim of this study was to examine exhaled nitric oxide levels with inflammatory cells and mediators in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from asthmatic and normal children

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: Exhaled nitric oxide has been proposed as a marker for airway inflammation in asthma. The aim of this study was to compare exhaled nitric oxide levels with inflammatory cells and mediators in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from asthmatic and normal children. METHODS: Children were recruited from elective surgical lists and a non-bronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the respiratory system - Chronic lower respiratory diseases - asthma

  Categories:

  asthma

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Thorax, Vol: 57 Page: 383-7 May 2002
  T. J. Warke; P. S. Fitch; V. Brown; R. Taylor; J. D. Lyons; M. Ennis; M. D. Shields

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• 2.   Possible association between passive smoking and lower exhaled nitric oxide in asthmatic children

  The aim of this study was to examine exposure to environmental tobacco smoke among asthmatic children and nonasthmatic controls

  

  Abstract:

  In adults, both active and passive smoking reduce levels of exhaled nitric oxide (eNO); however, to date, passive exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has not been shown to affect eNO in children. The authors recruited 174 asthmatic children (96 male, 78 female) and 79 nonasthmatic controls (46 male, 33 female) from a group of children aged 5 to 14 yr who attended a children's more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the respiratory system - Chronic lower respiratory diseases - asthma

  Categories:

  environmental tobacco; asthma

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Arch Environ Health, Vol: 58 Page: 613-6 October 2003
  T. J. Warke; V. Mairs; P. S. Fitch; M. Ennis; M. D. Shields

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• 3.   Three-dimensional morphology of c-Kit-positive cellular network and nitrergic innervation in the human gut

  The aim of this study was to examine the distribution of nitrergic innervation and interstitial cells of Cajal in normal human bowel

  

  Abstract:

  CONTEXT:-c-Kit-positive interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) appear to play a key role in the normal motility function and development of intestine. Nitric oxide is considered to be the most important messenger of inhibitory nonadrenergic, noncholinergic nerves in the enteric nervous system. OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to examine the distribution of nitrergic innervation and more...

  International Classification:

  Other - the human gut

  Categories:

  the human gut

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Arch Pathol Lab Med, Vol: 125 Page: 899-904 July 2001
  L. Nemeth; P. Puri

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