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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.

Registries/ statistics & numerical data

Your search returns 2 documents

• 1.   Are hospital based notifications enough? Achieving accurate case ascertainment--the Southern Ireland Cerebral Palsy Register (SICPR)

  The aim of this study was to examine the accuracy of case ascertainment for the Southern Ireland Cerebal Palsy register

  

  Abstract:

  The Southern Ireland Cerebral Palsy Register (SICPR) attempts to identify all cases of cerebral palsy in the Southern Health Board region. Multiple sources of case ascertainment are necessary to achieve a complete register. The aims of the study were to ensure the accuracy of case ascertainment to this register. A postal survey to all general practitioners in the Southern Health Board more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the nervous system - Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes - cerebral palsy

  Categories:

  Southern Ireland Cerebal Pasly register

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Ir Med J, Vol: 98 Page: 24 January 2005
  V. McManus; D. Coghlan

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• 2.   Toward the effective surveillance of hypospadias

  The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of hypospadias from 1980 to 1999 in 20 regions of Europe with EUROCAT (European Surveillance of Congenital Anomalies)

  

  Abstract:

  Concern about apparent increases in the prevalence of hypospadias--a congenital male reproductive-tract abnormality--in the 1960s to 1980s and the possible connection to increasing exposures to endocrine-disrupting chemicals have underlined the importance of effective surveillance of hypospadias prevalence in the population. We report here the prevalence of hypospadias from 1980 to 1999 more...

  International Classification:

  Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - hypospadias

  Categories:

  hypospadias

  Geography:

  International

  Environ Health Perspect, Vol: 112 Page: 398-402 March 2004
  H. Dolk; M. Vrijheid; J. E. Scott; M. C. Addor; B. Botting; C. de Vigan; H. de Walle; E. Garne; M. Loane; A. Pierini; S. Garcia-Minaur; N. Physick; R. Tenconi; A. Wiesel; E. Calzolari; D. Stone

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