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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.

Northern Ireland

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• 1.   "Blind, But Not to the Hard Facts of Life": The Blind Workers' Struggle in Derry, 1928 --1940

  This article recounts the protest struggles of blind workers on Derry, Northern Ireland from the 1920 to 1939.

  

  Abstract:

  The article recounts the protest struggles of blind workers on Derry, Northern Ireland from the 1920 to 1939. The city's economic downturn that accelerated as the global recession increased after 1929. This compounded already high infant mortality rates, unsanitary and overcrowded living conditions, and already high levels of male unemployment. By 1939, a protest was organized in order more...

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Radical History Review,
  Máirtín Catháin

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• 2.   "It's their word against mine" young people's attitudes to the police complaints procedure in Northern Ireland

  The aim of this study was to examine young people's attitudes to and experiences of the workings of the Police Ombudsman, and to explore issues related to young people's willingness to engage with the Police Ombudsman

  

  Abstract:

  One of the central aims of the police reform process in Northern Ireland has been to increase the legitimacy of the policing structures and police officers amongst those who are served and policed by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). To meet this aim, structures have been created to ensure that the PSNI is accountable to all sections of the community for its strategy and more...

  International Classification:

  Other - the Police Ombudsman

  Categories:

  the Police Ombudsman

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Children & Society, Vol: 19 Page: 360-370 2005
  Katy Radford; Jennifer Hamilton; Neil Jarman

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• 3.   A breastfeeding strategy for Northern Ireland

  Editorial: Discusses a breastfeeding strategy for Northern Ireland

  

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Ulster Med J, Vol: 69 Page: 1-2 May 2000
  C. M. Campbell

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• 4.   A Children's Strategy for Northern Ireland

  This article discusses Children's Strategy for Northern Ireland

  

  Abstract:

  Asks the readers views concerning child care strategies in Northern Ireland. Suggestions in making the visions for children a reality; Focus on key issues facing children and young people. more...

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Child Care in Practice, Vol: 8 Page: 223-223 2002
  Heather Stevens

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• 5.   A comparison of craniofacial form in Northern Irish children with unilateral cleft lip and palate treated with different primary surgical techniques

  The aim of the study was to examine compare quality of outcomes in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate between two senior plastic surgeons

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: The quality of outcomes in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) was compared between two senior plastic surgeons. One surgeon carried out a one-stage Wardill-Kilner palate repair. The other surgeon employed a vomer flap hard palate repair followed by a von Langenbeck soft palate closure (Oslo protocol). DESIGN: Retrospective analysis. PATIENTS: Thirty-four more...

  International Classification:

  Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Cleft lip and cleft palate - Cleft lip and/or palate

  Categories:

  unilateral cleft lip and palate surgery outcomes

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Cleft Palate Craniofac J, Vol: 41 Page: 42-6 January 2004
  C. D. Johnston; A. G. Leonard; D. J. Burden; P. F. McSherry

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• 6.   A Different Description of Trauma: A Wider Systemic Perspective--A personal insight

  This article offers the authors personal views based on her experience of working with families affected by the Troubles.

  

  Abstract:

  This special edition of Child Care in Practice provides a unique opportunity to reflect on the years since the signing of the Belfast Agreement in 1998 and the period leading up to this. This article offers my personal views based on my experience of working with families affected by the Troubles. As a family therapist I am trained to view matters systemically; at its broadest more...

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Child Care in Practice, Vol: 10 Page: 167-184 2004
  Arlene Healey

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• 7.   A possible role for the PPARGPro12Ala polymorphism in preterm birth

  The aim of this study was to examine if Pro12Ala polymorphism of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma gene could play a role in birth weight and duration of gestation

  

  Abstract:

  The links between preterm birth, low birth weight, and adult vascular/metabolic morbidity remain unclear. Genetic susceptibility of babies related to these three conditions might contribute to this long-term association. We tested whether the Pro12Ala polymorphism of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG) gene could play a role in birth weight and duration of more...

  International Classification:

  Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - birth weight

  Categories:

  birth weight; duration of gestation

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Diabetes, Vol: 56 Page: 494-498 2007
  A. Meirhaeghe; C. A. G. Boreham; L. J. Murray; F. Richard; G. Davey Smith; I. S. Young; P. Amouyel

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• 8.   A prospective cohort study comparing hospital admission for gastro-enteritis with home management

  The aim of the study was to compare physical and psychological outcomes in children presenting at Accident and Emergency, diagnosed with gastro-enteritis and admitted to hospital with those of a similar age, sex and severity of illness discharged home

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVES: To compare physical and psychological outcomes in children presenting at Accident and Emergency Departments (A&E), diagnosed with gastro-enteritis and admitted to hospital with those of a similar age, sex and severity of illness discharged home. The physical and psychological well-being of children in these two groups, in the month after the episode, were compared as was more...

  International Classification:

  Other - outcomes at A&E

  Categories:

  physical and psychological outcomes at A&E

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Child: Care, Health & Development, Vol: 31 Page: 555-562 2005
  F. Small; F. Alderdice; C. McCusker; M. Stevenson; M. Stewart

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• 9.   A randomized controlled trial assessing the health economics of realtime teledermatology compared with conventional care: an urban versus rural perspective

  The aim of this study was to assess the health economics of realtime teledermatology compared with conventional care: an urban versus rural perspective

  

  Abstract:

  A randomized controlled trial was carried out to measure the cost-effectiveness of realtime teledermatology compared with conventional outpatient dermatology care for patients from urban and rural areas. One urban and one rural health centre were linked to a regional hospital in Northern Ireland by ISDN at 128 kbit/s. Over two years, 274 patients required a hospital outpatient more...

  International Classification:

  Evaluation of the effectiveness of teledermatology v. conventional assessment

  Categories:

  teledermatology v. conventional care

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  J Telemed Telecare, Vol: 7 Page: 108-18 2001
  M. A. Loane; S. E. Bloomer; R. Corbett; D. J. Eedy; C. Evans; N. Hicks; P. Jacklin; H. E. Lotery; C. Mathews; J. Paisley; P. Reid; K. Steele; R. Wootton

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• 10.   A randomized controlled trial to assess the clinical effectiveness of both realtime and store-and-forward teledermatology compared with conventional care

  The aim of this study was to assess realtime teledermatology, store-and-forward teledermatology and conventional outpatient dermatological care were evaluated in a randomized control trial

  

  Abstract:

  The clinical effectiveness of realtime teledermatology, store-and-forward teledermatology and conventional outpatient dermatological care were evaluated in a randomized control trial. A total of 204 patients took part--102 patients were randomized to the realtime teledermatology consultation, 96 of whose cases were also referred using a store-and-forward technique, and 102 to the more...

  International Classification:

  Evaluation of the effectiveness of two treatments - in dermatological care

  Categories:

  dermatological care

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  J Telemed Telecare, Vol: 6 Suppl 1 Page: S1-3 2000
  M. A. Loane; S. E. Bloomer; R. Corbett; D. J. Eedy; N. Hicks; H. E. Lotery; C. Mathews; J. Paisley; K. Steele; R. Wootton

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• 11.   A reflective model for paediatric palliative care

  This article discusses a reflective model for paediatric palliative care

  

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Paediatr Nurs, Vol: 19 Page: 33-4 April 2007
  P. McNeilly; J. Price

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• 12.   A Sociocultural Perspective on Children's Understanding of Historical Change: Comparative Findings From Northern Ireland and the United States

  The aim of the study was to examine the extent to which specific forms of historical representation in Northern Ireland and the United States serve as "cultural tools" that shape understanding of change over time

  

  Abstract:

  This research examines the extent to which specific forms of historical representation in Northern Ireland and the United States serve as "cultural tools" that shape understanding of change over time. On the basis of classroom observations and interviews with children in Northern Ireland and using comparisons with previous U.S. research, this study found that children in the more...

  International Classification:

  Other - historical representation

  Categories:

  historical representation

  Geography:

  International

  American Educational Research Journal, Vol: 38 Page: 881-913
  Keith C. Barton

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• 13.   A study in two centres of variations in the time of apical barrier detection and barrier position in nonvital immature permanent incisors

  This study aimed to examine barrier formation in nonvital, immature permanent incisors being treated using the apexification technique in two centres, to establish the effect of the frequency of change of calcium hydroxide on barrier detection times

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVES: To study barrier formation in nonvital, immature permanent incisors being treated using the apexification technique in two centres, and to establish the effect of the frequency of change of calcium hydroxide (CaOH) on barrier detection times. DESIGN: A retrospective study of the time of detection and the position of barriers. RESULTS: There were no significant differences more...

  International Classification:

  Dental

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Int J Paediatr Dent, Vol: 11 Page: 447-51 November 2001
  M. J. Kinirons; V. Srinivasan; R. R. Welbury; D. Finucane

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• 14.   A study of the physical rehabilitation and psychological state of patients who sustained limb loss as a result of terrorist activity in Northern Ireland 1969-2003

  The aim of this study was to benchmark the psychological state and physical rehabilitation of patients who have sustained limb loss as a result of terrorist activity in Northern Ireland

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: To benchmark the psychological state and physical rehabilitation of patients who have sustained limb loss as a result of terrorist activity in Northern Ireland and to determine their satisfaction with the period of primary prosthetic rehabilitation and the artificial limb. METHOD: All patients who sustained limb loss as a result of the Troubles and were referred to our more...

  International Classification:

  War, violence and conflict

  Categories:

  psychological state as a result of terrorist activity

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Disabil Rehabil, Vol: 28 Page: 797-801 June 2006
  L. Graham; R. C. Parke; M. C. Paterson; M. Stevenson

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• 15.   A survey of awareness of radiation dose among health professionals in Northern Ireland

  This study aimed to examine awareness of radiation dose and risk among health professionals in Northern Ireland

  

  Abstract:

  Increasing concern has recently been expressed in the literature that the referring doctor's knowledge of radiation doses incurred during radiological procedures is inadequate. Such information may be particularly relevant when the expansion of imaging technology is considered. To assess this, a survey was conducted of the awareness of radiation dose and risk among health professionals more...

  International Classification:

  Practice/knowledge - radiation dose

  Categories:

  radiation dose;

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Br J Radiol, Vol: 81 Page: 725-9 September 2008
  J. A. Soye; A. Paterson

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• 16.   A ten year review of atrioventricular septal defects

  This study reviewed all cases of atrioventricular septal defects in Northern Ireland from January 1990 to February 1999, examining clinical and morphological features, management, and outcome

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVES: To review all cases of atrioventricular septal defects in Northern Ireland from January 1990 to February 1999, examining clinical and morphological features, management, and outcome. METHODS: A retrospective case note analysis of 106 subjects with comparisons between subgroups. RESULTS: An atrioventricular septal defect was part of a more complex abnormality in 50 of the more...

  International Classification:

  Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Congenital malformation of the circulatory system - atrioventricular septal defects

  Categories:

  atrioventricular septal defects

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Cardiol Young, Vol: 14 Page: 15-23 February 2004
  K. A. Dunlop; H. C. Mulholland; F. A. Casey; B. Craig; D. J. Gladstone

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• 17.   'A Word in Your Ear': A Study of Foster Carers' Attitudes to Recommending Fostering to Others

  This study describes the issues that most carers come into fostering via word of mouth - throughout the current foster carers within the South and East Belfast Health and Social Services Trust.

  

  Abstract:

  Foster care has been in crisis throughout the last decade. This is most clearly demonstrated in the shortage of placements for children and young people. The difficulty in recruiting new carers has taken a new significance for most agencies that constantly struggle with more referrals than available placements. Foster carers are a valuable resource for children who cannot live at home more...

  International Classification:

  Adoption/fostercare

  Categories:

  fostering

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Child Care in Practice, Vol: 8 Page: 19-34 2002
  John Sheldon

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• 18.   Addressing diversity and inclusion in the early years in conflict-affected societies: A case study of the Media Initiative for Children-Northern Ireland

  This article reports on the development and systematic evaluation of an innovative early years programme aimed at encouraging young children to respect differences within a deeply divided society

  

  Abstract:

  This article reports on the development and systematic evaluation of an innovative early years programme aimed at encouraging young children to respect differences within a deeply divided society that is emerging out of a prolonged period of violent conflict. The programme, the Media Initiative for Children--Northern Ireland, has been the product of a partnership between a US-based more...

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  International Journal of Early Years Education, Vol: 14 Page: 263-278 2006
  Paul Connolly; Siobhan Fitzpatrick; Tony Gallagher; Paul Harris

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• 19.   Adolescent substance abuse among young people excluded from school in Belfast

  The aim of this study was to examine young people living in Belfast aged 13 to 14 years who are considered to be at a particularly high risk to substance abuse because they are excluded from school

  

  Abstract:

  The lifestyles of young people excluded from school have received much attention recently, particularly in relation to illicit drug use. Commentators have acknowledged that they constitute a high-risk group to social disaffection and substance abuse. This paper reports on a group of 48 young people living in Belfast aged 13–14 years who are considered to be at a particularly high more...

  International Classification:

  Drugs - abuse

  Categories:

  substance abuse

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, Vol: 12 Page: 101-112 2005
  Patrick McCrystal; Kathryn Higgins; Andrew Percy; Maeve Thornton

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• 20.   Adoption from care in Northern Ireland: problems in the process

  The aim of this study was to examine the processes for freeing children for adoption in Northern Ireland.

  

  Abstract:

  ABSTRACT This is a study of the processes for freeing children for adoption in Northern Ireland. The focus was the time taken from admission to care to adoption order. The findings confirmed that the process is dogged by delay at each stage. In total the average time from the child becoming looked after to the granting of an adoption order was 4.5 years. Most of the time taken was in more...

  International Classification:

  Adoption

  Categories:

  adoption

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Child & Family Social Work, Vol: 7 Page: 297-309 2002
  Greg Kelly; Dominic McSherry

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• 21.   Agency shake-up for Northern Ireland

  This article discusses that the creation of multi-agency, interdisciplinary teams to assess and investigate children's welfare in Northern Ireland is likely to be recommended by an inquiry into welfare services in 2002

  

  Abstract:

  Reports that the creation of multi-agency, interdisciplinary teams to assess and investigate children's welfare in Northern Ireland is likely to be recommended by an inquiry into welfare services in 2002. Remarks from inquiry chairperson Joe Hendron regarding the establishment of review teams; Reason for the launching of an inquiry; Fund provided to children's services. more...

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Community Care, 2002

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• 22.   Ambulatory paediatrics: does it work?

  This study aimed to determine whether a paediatric ambulatory assessment service is an effective and acceptable replacement for an inpatient unit, through analysis of hospital paediatric medical admissions

  

  Abstract:

  To determine whether a paediatric ambulatory assessment service is an effective and acceptable replacement for an inpatient unit. Analysis of hospital paediatric medical admissions. Postal questionnaire survey of local general practitioners. Telephone survey of parents of children who had attended the ambulatory service. Rural General Hospital in Northern Ireland. General practitioners. more...

  International Classification:

  Practice/knowledge - paediatric ambulatory assessment service

  Categories:

  paediatric ambulatory assessment service

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Ir Med J, Vol: 95 Page: 41-4 February 2002
  C. Macleod; G. McElroy; D. O'Loan; F. Kennedy; R. M. Kerr; J. Jenkins; J. Lim

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• 23.   An Analysis Tool for School Inclusion for Pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

  This article discusses a developmental tool (Inclusion Analysis) that enables schools to identify how inclusive or otherwise they are in a relatively straightforward way with a minimal time commitment

  

  Abstract:

  The present paper describes a developmental tool (Inclusion Analysis) that enables schools to identify how inclusive or otherwise they are in a relatively straightforward way with a minimal time commitment. The developmental background to the creation of the tool is outlined in terms of inclusion in Northern Ireland and the implementation of the Special Educational Needs and Disability more...

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Child Care in Practice, Vol: 14 Page: 371-380 2008
  David Ryan

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• 24.   An appropriate curriculum for 4-5-year-old children in Northern Ireland: Comparing play-based and formal approaches

  The aim of this study was to examine the quality of learning experiences for 4-5-year-old children in Northern Ireland schools in the context of the debate about play-based and formal approaches to learning and teaching.

  

  Abstract:

  This paper reports on an investigation into the quality of the learning experiences for 4-5-year-old children in Northern Ireland schools in the context of the debate about play-based and formal approaches to learning and teaching. Detailed observations were carried out in 70 Year 1 classes: 38 in traditional Year 1 classes where the Northern Ireland National Curriculum is being more...

  International Classification:

  Education

  Categories:

  earning experiences

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Early Years An International Journal of Research and Development, Vol: 26 Page: 201-221 2006
  Glenda Walsh; Liz Sproule; Carol McGuinness; Karen Trew; Harry Rafferty; Noel Sheehy

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• 25.   An evaluation of a GP out-of-hours service: meeting patient expectations of care

  The aim of this study was to assess patient satisfaction at two out-of-hours cooperatives in Northern Ireland

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: The reorganized out-of-hours general practitioner (GP) service, resulting in the creation of out-of-hours cooperatives has been widely welcomed by the medical profession. However, GP satisfaction remains only one aspect of this reorganized service and patients' views and levels of satisfaction must have a contribution to make to the organization and delivery of the service. more...

  International Classification:

  Health service provision

  Categories:

  patient satisfaction

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  J Eval Clin Pract, Vol: 10 Page: 467-74 August 2004
  K. Thompson; K. Parahoo; B. Farrell

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• 26.   An evaluation of the Child and Parent Support Service within the Magherafelt and Cookstown area

  This article explores the interface between adult mental health issues and child development.

  

  Abstract:

  This article explores the interface between adult mental health issues and child development. It refers to the literature on the impact of parental mental health difficulties on children's developmental trajectories. The article then describes a pilot scheme involving a partnership between the Northern Ireland Association of Mental Health and Homefirst Community Trust in which more...

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Child Care in Practice, Vol: 13 Page: 125-135 2007
  Huw Griffiths; Vikki Boland; David Gilliland; Bronagh McKernan; Liz Shields

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• 27.   An Examination of the Use of Coercion by Assertive Outreach and Community Mental Health Teams in Northern Ireland

  This article reviews the literature on coercion in the field of community-based mental health care and treatment

  

  Abstract:

  In mental health services over recent decades, the positive move away from hospital- based care to community-based services has entailed that people with higher levels of need are being supported by community mental health services. This paper begins by reviewing the literature on coercion in the field of community-based mental health care and treatment. It is argued that the lack of a more...

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  British Journal of Social Work, Vol: 37 Page: 537-555 2007
  Gavin Davidson; Jim Campbell

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• 28.   An exploration of the health and social wellbeing needs of looked after young people--a multi-method approach

  The aim of this study was to identify how the promotion of the health and social wellbeing of looked after young people could be enhanced using a four-stage triangulated research design employing qualitative and quantitative elements

  

  Abstract:

  This study, which was undertaken in Northern Ireland, aimed to identify how the promotion of the health and social wellbeing of looked after young people could be enhanced using a four-stage triangulated research design employing qualitative and quantitative elements. Stage 1 sought to identify relevant health issues from a representative sample of case files and found low uptake of more...

  International Classification:

  Focus groups - promotion of the health and social wellbeing

  Categories:

  health promotion; social wellbeing;

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Journal of Interprofessional Care, Vol: 19 Page: 35-49
  Paul Fleming; David R. Bamford; Niav McCaughley

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• 29.   An integrated mid-range theory of postpartum family development: a guide for research and practice

  The aim of this study was to examine parents' perceptions of postpartum family experiences

  

  Abstract:

  AIM: This paper is a report of a study to identify parents' perceptions of postpartum family experiences. BACKGROUND: There is a growing worldwide emphasis on family support. Government policy in the United Kingdom advocates a family-centred approach in which a core universal postbirth service is offered to all families with additional support for parents of children with complex needs. more...

  International Classification:

  Other - postpartum family experiences

  Categories:

  postpartum family experiences

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  J Adv Nurs, Vol: 61 Page: 38-50 January 2008
  J. Christie; B. C. Poulton; B. P. Bunting

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• 30.   An Investigation into How Chinese Children in Northern Ireland Deal with Ethnic Difference

  This study aimed to explore the ways that the Chinese children deal with the problem of ethnic background and cultural difference in their practical, local context

  

  Abstract:

  In the present study, I have but a modest aim. Here I shall turn attention to the practices of identity construction of ethnic minority children, as a legitimate topic of interest in sociology, cultural studies and cultural psychology, by looking at the ethnographic case of school children of Mainland China origin in Northern Ireland. My aim is to document the ways that the Chinese more...

  International Classification:

  Anthropology or ethnographic-racial and cultural adaptive mechanisms

  Categories:

  ethnic background; cultural difference;

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Conference Papers -- American Sociological Association, 2003/08/16/2003 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA
  bing Feng

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• 31.   An investigation of the mental health needs of children looked after by craigavon and banbridge health and social services trust

  The aim of this study was to examine rates of mental health difficulties among children in substitute care across five childcare teams

  

  Abstract:

  Rates of mental health difficulties were investigated among children in substitute care across five childcare teams in Craigavon and Banbridge H+SS Trust. A total of 64 children were assessed using a behavioural screening instrument. Results indicate that more than 60% of 4-10 year olds assessed may have a diagnosable psychiatric disorder. The presence of such a disorder is probable in more...

  International Classification:

  Mental and behavioural disorders - mental health

  Categories:

  mental health

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Child Care in Practice, Vol: 11 Page: 39-49 2005
  Tom Teggart; Joanne Menary

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• 32.   An Irish three-generation family of Cornelia de Lange syndrome displaying autosomal dominant inheritance

  This case report discusses a classically affected neonate with de Lange syndrome, an affected mother and probably affected maternal grandmother

  

  Abstract:

  The existence of familial de Lange syndrome has been documented in sibs and in parent-child families, but the inheritance pattern continues to be the cause of much debate. We describe a classically affected neonate with de Lange syndrome, an affected mother and probably affected maternal grandmother. These cases show evidence for a dominantly inherited syndrome with a de Lange phenotype. more...

  International Classification:

  Syndrome

  Categories:

  de Lange syndrome

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Clin Dysmorphol, Vol: 12 Page: 241-4 October 2003
  V. McConnell; T. Brown; P. J. Morrison

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• 33.   Antibiotic resistance in Burkholderia cepacia at two regional cystic fibrosis centres in Northern Ireland: is there a need for synergy testing?

  The aim of this study was to examine the susceptibility of wild-type Burkholderia cepacia isolates from all infected adults and children with cystic fibrosis due to a wide variety of antimicrobial agents

  

  International Classification:

  Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases - Metabolic disorders - cystic fibrosis

  Categories:

  cystic fibrosis

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  J Antimicrob Chemother, Vol: 48 Page: 319-21 August 2001
  J. E. Moore; M. Crowe; A. Shaw; J. McCaughan; A. O. Redmond; J. S. Elborn

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• 34.   Around the UK and Ireland

  This article discusses childbirth trends around the United Kingdom

  

  Geography:

  the United Kingdom

  AIMS Journal, Vol: 18 Page: 8-11 2006

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• 35.   Article 18 of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987: the appointment of expert witnesses; and the Children Order Advisory Committee Best Practice Guidance

  The article presents a case concerning an application for a freeing order filed by a Health and Social Services Trust under the Adoption Order 1987 in Northern Ireland.

  

  Abstract:

  The article presents a case concerning an application for a freeing order filed by a Health and Social Services Trust under the Adoption Order 1987 in Northern Ireland. The guardian ad litem failed to secure legal aid from the Legal Services Commission for the retention of an expert witness. The parents expressed their desire to join in instructing the witness which delayed the more...

  International Classification:

  Legal or care issues

  Categories:

  adoption -freeing order

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Adoption & Fostering, Vol: 31 Page: 127-129 2007 Spring2007
  Kerry O'Halloran

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• 36.   Article 53(3) of the Children (NI) Order 1995 and Rules 4.19 and 4.24 of the Family Proceedings Rules (NI) 1996: the need for an expert witness

  The article discusses the ruling of the Northern Ireland High Court of Justice in a case about an appeal against an order made by a Master of the High Court refusing leave to the father of a children

  

  Abstract:

  The article discusses the ruling of the Northern Ireland High Court of Justice in a case about an appeal against an order made by a Master of the High Court refusing leave to the father of children for the disclosure of documents to and examination of the children by an expert. The court held that the judge placed emphasis on the determination not to have the timetable of the Trust more...

  International Classification:

  Legal or care issues

  Categories:

  parental application for access rights

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Adoption & Fostering, Vol: 30 Page: 72-76 2006 Winter2006
  Kerry O'Halloran

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• 37.   Article 9 of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 and the Adoption of Children from Overseas Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002: the right of an applicant to adopt a non-resident child from a non-Convention country

  The article discusses a court case on the right of an applicant to adopt a non-resident child for a non-Convention country pursuant to article 9 of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987

  

  Abstract:

  The article discusses a court case on the right of an applicant to adopt a non-resident child for a non-Convention country pursuant to article 9 of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 and the Adoption of Children From Overseas Regulations (Northern Ireland). Under the Order, it is an offence for a person habitually resident in the British Isles to bring into Great Britain for the more...

  International Classification:

  Legal or care issues

  Categories:

  adoption

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Adoption & Fostering, Vol: 31 Page: 77-80 2007 Winter2007
  Kerry O'Halloran

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• 38.   Articles 9 and 18 of the Adoption Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1987: importance of placing siblings together; weight to be attached to child's wish not to be adopted; views of older siblings regarding adoption of family member; and the relative

  The article focuses on an adoption case in Northern Ireland related to the Articles 9 and 18 of the Adoption Order of 1987

  

  Abstract:

  The article focuses on an adoption case in Northern Ireland related to the Articles 9 and 18 of the Adoption Order of 1987. The case concerned a Trust application under Article 18 to free two children for adoption without the consent of their mother. Both fathers of the children have failed to attend hearings. more...

  International Classification:

  Legal or care issues

  Categories:

  adoption

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Adoption & Fostering, Vol: 29 Page: 90-93 2005
  Kerry O'Halloran

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• 39.   Assessing services, supports and costs for young families under stress

  The aim of this study was to examined the practical feasibility of a methodology for collecting service use data and other information on families

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: Despite the attention paid to family support services in legislation and guidance, there is still relatively little evidence on which to base the development of effective services, and even less on the costs and cost-effectiveness of different models of support. METHODS: The study designed and examined the practical feasibility of a methodology for collecting service use more...

  International Classification:

  Economic - Health service provision-service use data

  Categories:

  collecting service use data

  Geography:

  the United Kingdom

  Child Care Health Dev, Vol: 32 Page: 101-10 January 2006
  M. Sleed; J. Beecham; M. Knapp; C. McAuley; N. McCurry

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• 40.   Assessing the local need for family and child care services: a small area utilization analysis

  The aim of this study was to examine a new method for allocating resources to family and child care services within Northern Ireland

  

  Abstract:

  This article reports the findings of a study to develop a new method for allocating resources to family and child care services within Northern Ireland. Downloads from financial and client databases, together with a survey of social worker case activity, were used to estimate utilization costs across 500 local areas. Regression techniques were then used to account for variations in more...

  International Classification:

  Health service provision

  Categories:

  allocating resources to family and child care services

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Child Welfare, Vol: 79 Page: 535-53 2000 Sep-Oct
  A. Percy; R. Carr-Hill; P. Dixon; J. Q. Jamison

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• 41.   Association of physical activity with body-composition indexes in children aged 6-8 y at varied risk for obesity

  The aim of this study was to measure the relationship between objective measures of physical activity and body-composition indexes in nonobese children

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: Physical inactivity increases the risk of obesity, but the relations between reported levels of physical activity (PA) and measures of body fatness (BF) in children are remarkably inconsistent. OBJECTIVE: We examined the relation between objective measures of PA and body-composition indexes in nonobese children. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 100 children more...

  International Classification:

  Physical activity

  Categories:

  physical activity; body-composition indexe

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol: 82 Page: 13-20 2005
  K. L. Rennie; M. B. E. Livingstone; J. C. K. Wells; A. McGloin; W. A. Coward; A. M. Prentice; S. A. Jebb

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• 42.   Association of the interleukin 1 receptor antagonist gene with ulcerative colitis in Northern European Caucasians

  The aim of this study was to examine the association between the allele 2 of the interleukin 1 receptor antagonist gene

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND AND AIMS: An association between the allele 2 of the interleukin 1 receptor antagonist gene variable number tandem repeats polymorphism in intron 2 and ulcerative colitis was first reported in 1994. Subsequent studies in Caucasian Northern European patients have not confirmed this, although trends towards an association were observed. The lack of statistical significance more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the digestive system - Noninfective enteritis and colitis - ulcerative colitis

  Categories:

  allele 2 of the interleukin 1 receptor antagonist gene variable; -ulcerative colitis

  Geography:

  International

  Gut, Vol: 48 Page: 461-7 April 2001
  M. J. Carter; F. S. di Giovine; S. Jones; J. Mee; N. J. Camp; A. J. Lobo; G. W. Duff

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• 43.   Audit of acute hypoglycaemia in children: re-audit of procedures for diagnosis

  The aim of this study was to audit the collection of samples to investigate unexplained hypoglycaemia

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: A protocol exists for the collection of samples to investigate unexplained hypoglycaemia, termed the 'hypopack'. These packs are kept in Accident and Emergency departments and neonatal special care baby units throughout Northern Ireland and most wards of the Regional Children's Hospital. A retrospective audit of 107 hypopacks received between July 2001 and December 2003 more...

  International Classification:

  Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases - unexplained hypoglycaemia

  Categories:

  unexplained hypoglycaemia

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Ann Clin Biochem, Vol: 45 Page: 486-8 September 2008
  T. F. Lang; D. Cardy; D. Carson; C. M. Loughrey; E. Hanna

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• 44.   Avoidable pitfalls when writing medical reports for court proceedings in cases of suspected child abuse

  The aim of this study was to describe the avoidable pitfalls when writing medical reports for court proceedings in cases of suspected child abuse

  

  International Classification:

  Child abuse

  Categories:

  suspected child abuse

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Archives of Disease in Childhood, Vol: 89 Page: 799-804 2004
  T. J. David

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• 45.   Bearing Witness: Supporting Parents and Children in the Transition to Peace

  This article seeks to provide a brief overview of group work with parents in two working-class communities have been deeply affected by decades of political conflict in the North/Northern Ireland,

  

  Abstract:

  This article seeks to provide a brief overview of group work with parents in two working-class communities (Protestant-Unionist-Loyalist and Catholic-Nationalist-Republican) that have been deeply affected by decades of political conflict in the North/Northern Ireland, as well as by post-ceasefire sporadic, violent political events. The paper sets out the organisational and community more...

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Child Care in Practice, Vol: 10 Page: 107-125 2004
  Rosie Burrows; Brid Keenan

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• 46.   Belfast Cochlear Implant Centre; the surgical results of the first 100 implants

  This study examined the surgical results of the first one hundred cochlear implant operations at the Belfast Cochlear Implant Centre

  

  Abstract:

  We assess the surgical results of the first one hundred cochlear implant operations at the Belfast Cochlear Implant Centre. This paper is in the form of a retrospective case series, taking into account the surgical technique used and any problems encountered. Initially 28 operations were performed using the standard inverted U-shaped incision. After Gibson and Harrison described a more...

  International Classification:

  Procedure - cochlear implant

  Categories:

  cochlear implant operations

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord), Vol: 121 Page: 9-11 2000
  S. M. Hampton; J. G. Toner

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• 47.   Belfast's new centralised maternity hospital

  This article discusses Belfast's new centralised maternity hospital

  

  Abstract:

  Two Belfast Trusts are involved in consultation over the siting of the new centralised maternity hospital. Their proposals have shaped a major consultation document. more...

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  RCM Midwives, 2003

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• 48.   Blood splash from different diathermy instruments during tonsillectomy

  The aim of this study was to assess the potential risk of blood contamination of the surgeon's conjunctiva during tonsillectomy using disposable bipolar diathermy and reusable monopolar diathermy

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: To compare the potential risk of blood contamination of the surgeon's conjunctiva during tonsillectomy using disposable bipolar diathermy and reusable monopolar diathermy. DESIGN: A prospective, single-blind, randomized, controlled trial. METHODS: Elective tonsillectomy was performed using either disposable bipolar diathermy or reusable monopolar diathermy. The operating more...

  International Classification:

  Evaluation of the effectiveness of prevention of blood contamination

  Categories:

  blood contamination of surgeon

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  J Laryngol Otol, Vol: 120 Page: 927-31 November 2006
  B. C. Hanna; P. Thompson; C. Smyth; G. Gallagher

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• 49.   Boosting dental registration for children

  This article discusses boosting dental registration for children

  

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Br Dent J, Vol: 199 Page: 411 October 2005

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• 50.   Boosting the achievement of fostered children in Northern Ireland

  This article discusses the program Fostering Achievement: Supporting Foster Carers As First Educators launched by the Fostering Network and Include Youth in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I

  

  Abstract:

  The article presents information on the program Fostering Achievement: Supporting Foster Carers As First Educators launched by the Fostering Network and Include Youth in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It aims to provide advice and funding to foster carers to improve the education of foster children. It will provide services and resources such as information technology equipment, arts and more...

  Geography:

  the United Kingdom

  Adoption & Fostering, Vol: 31 Page: 8-8 2007 Spring2007

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• 51.   Carer participation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: a challenge for interprofessional working

  This article relates details of a study of current carer participation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and begs a number of important questions as to the challenges for interprofessional working in supporting carer participation.

  

  Abstract:

  Much policy and practice attention has been focused on the participation and involvement of informal carers in service assessment, provision and review. The advent of the National Carers Strategy, the Community Care Delayed Discharge Act, Carers and Disabled Children Act and latterly the Carers (Equal Opportunities) Act have all played their part in giving greater significance to carer more...

  Geography:

  the United Kingdom

  J Interprof Care, Vol: 21 Page: 303-17 June 2007
  A. Roulstone; V. Hudson

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