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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.

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Your search returns 9 documents

• 1.   Abstracts

  This abstract reports on adoption and foster care including intercountry adoption in Ireland

  

  Abstract:

  The article presents abstracts on adoption and foster care including the opinion of adopters on the ages of children at the time of placement, adoption of younger kin by older adults, and intercountry adoption in Ireland. more...

  Categories:

  adoption and foster; intercountry adoption

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Adoption & Fostering, Vol: 32 Page: 103-106 2008

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• 2.   Attitudes towards Down syndrome: A national comparative study in France, Ireland, Portugal and Spain

  The aim of this study was to describe attitudes towards Down syndrome

  

  Abstract:

  Investigated children's attitudes towards children with Down syndrome in Ireland, France, Portugal and Spain. Ss were 805 children divided approximately equally by country, sex, grade level (9 and 11 yrs of age), and school type (inclusive or non-inclusive). Questionnaires assessed differences related to sociability, attitude toward school inclusion and use of negative words to describe more...

  International Classification:

  Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Chromosomal abnormalities, not elsewhere classified - Down syndrome

  Categories:

  Down syndrome

  Geography:

  International

  Irish Journal of Psychology, Vol: 21 Page: 203-214 2000
  Hugh Gash; S. Guardia Gonzales; M. Pires; C. Rault

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• 3.   Blood gas monitoring in very low birth weight infants receiving respiratory support: A survey of current practice in the UK and Ireland

  This study aimed to explore current blood gas monitoring in very low birth weight infants receiving respiratory support

  

  Abstract:

  Aim: To determine the frequency with which different methods of blood gas monitoring are used during each phase of neonatal critical care. Method: Data on the modality of monitoring of respiratory gas parameters in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants receiving respiratory support (ventilation or supplemental oxygen) were requested from 101 neonatal units in the United Kingdom (UK) and more...

  International Classification:

  Practice/knowledge - blood gas monitoring

  Categories:

  blood gas monitoring;

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom

  Journal of Clinical Excellence, Vol: 4 Page: 403-410 2003
  V. Ganesan; S. Malbon; P. W. Jones; S. A. Spencer

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• 4.   Congenital subglotic haemingiomas

  These case reports discuss three cases of subglottic haemingiomas all of which represented different clinical management strategies

  

  Abstract:

  Congenital subglottic haemingomas are rare however they are important treatable cause of infantile stridor and can be fatal unless treated. They present in a range of ways most noticeably with stridor in infancy period and as they enlarge they can threaten the airway. Thus they require urgent assessment and treatment. We present three cases of subglottic haemingiomas all of which more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism - Report

  Categories:

  subglottic haemingiomas

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Irish Medical Journal, Vol: 101 Page: 339-341 2007
  M. H. Khan; P. Walshe; J. Russell; S. Hone

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• 5.   High-dose rapid and standard induction chemotherapy for patients aged over 1 year with stage 4 neuroblastoma: a randomised trial

  The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of high-dose rapid and standard induction chemotherapy for patients aged over 1 year with stage 4 neuroblastoma

  

  Abstract:

  Background: The current standard treatment for patients with high-risk neuroblastoma includes initial induction chemotherapy with a 21-day interval between induction treatments. We aimed to assess whether an intensive chemotherapy protocol that had a 10-day interval between treatments would improve event-free survival (EFS) in patients aged 1 year or over with high-risk neuroblastoma. more...

  International Classification:

  Evaluation of the effectiveness of treatments - neuroblastoma

  Categories:

  chemotherapy for neuroblastoma

  Geography:

  International

  The Lancet Oncology, Vol: 9 Page: 247-256 2008
  A. D. Pearson; C. R. Pinkerton; I. J. Lewis; J. Imeson; C. Ellershaw; D. Machin

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• 6.   New-onset heart failure due to heart muscle disease in childhood: A prospective study in the United Kingdom and Ireland

  The aim of this study was to examine the incidence and outcome of heart muscle disease-induced heart failure in children

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: We undertook the first prospective, national, multicenter study to describe the incidence and outcome of heart muscle disease-induced heart failure in children. METHODS AND RESULTS: Data were collected on patients admitted to a hospital through 2003 with a first episode of heart failure in the absence of congenital heart disease. All 17 pediatric cardiac centers in the more...

  International Classification:

  Other - heart muscle disease-induced heart failure

  Categories:

  heart muscle disease-induced heart failure

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom

  Circulation, Vol: 117 Page: 79-84 2008
  R. E. Andrews; M. J. Fenton; D. A. Ridout; M. Burch

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• 7.   Parasuicide and suicide in the south-west of Ireland

  This article discusses parasuicide and suicide in the south-west of Ireland

  

  Abstract:

  Background. Suicidal behaviour has become recognised as a major public health problem. Aim. To examine hospital-treated parasuicide and suicide in the Southern and Mid-Western Health Boards. Methods. Parasuicide data were derived from independent data collection in general and psychiatric hospitals and prisons between 1995 and 1997. The corresponding suicide data were obtained more...

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Irish Journal of Medical Science, Vol: 172 Page: 107-111 2003
  P. Corcoran; H. S. Keeley; M. O'Sullivan; I. J. Perry

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• 8.   The predictors of children's geographical knowledge of other countries

  The aim of this study was to examine the predictors of children's geographical knowledge of other countries

  

  Abstract:

  Investigated the predictors of children's geographical knowledge of other countries. 261 English children (aged 6-13 yrs) were interviewed in order to assess their affect for, and knowledge of, 5 specific countries: France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Spain. The children's travel experience to these countries was also assessed. The children comprising the sample were differentiated in more...

  International Classification:

  Education

  Categories:

  education

  Geography:

  International

  Journal of Environmental Psychology, Vol: 22 Page: 78-94 2002
  Alison Bourchier; Martyn Barrett; Evanthia Lyons

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• 9.   Young people's heroes in Ireland and Slovenia

  The aim of this study was to examine who young people in Ireland and Slovenia regard as heroes

  

  Abstract:

  Digital culture is becoming increasingly global and accessible. It is important to see how participation in the European Union (EU) global economic culture is changing young people's self-images. Representations of heroic figures in questionnaires given to Irish (n = 239) and Slovenian (n = 389) samples of 15-year-olds were examined to assess the extent to which heroes originated in more...

  International Classification:

  Other - young people's heroes

  Categories:

  young people's heroes

  Geography:

  International

  Irish Journal of Psychology, Vol: 26 Page: 137-148 2005
  Hugh Gash; Barbara Bajd

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