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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.

Regression Analysis

Your search returns 22 documents

• 1.   A longitudinal study of iron status in children at 12, 24 and 36 months

  The aim of this study was to assess iron status in a sample of clinically well, Caucasian children and explore the complex factors which contribute to iron deficiency during infancy

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVES: To assess iron status in a sample of clinically well, Caucasian children and explore the complex factors which contribute to iron deficiency during infancy. DESIGN: Infants recruited at birth and followed longitudinally at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 24 and 36 months; feeding practices and socioeconomic data recorded. Iron status assessed using venous blood at 12, 24 and 36 more...

  International Classification:

  Other - iron status

  Categories:

  iron status

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Public Health Nutr, Vol: 1 Page: 93-100 June 1998
  V. E. Freeman; J. Mulder; M. A. van't Hof; H. M. Hoey; M. J. Gibney

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• 2.   Associations between physical fitness and activity patterns during adolescence and cardiovascular risk factors in young adulthood: the Northern Ireland Young Hearts Project

  The aim of this study was to examine relationships between cardiovascular disease risk factor status in young adulthood and antecedent physical fitness and physical activity at ages 12 and 15 years

  

  Abstract:

  The aim of the present study was to examine relationships between cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor status in young adulthood (mean age = 22.5 yrs) and antecedent physical fitness and physical activity at ages 12 and 15 years. The data were obtained from the Young Hearts Project, a longitudinal observational study of CVD risk factors in a representative sample of young people more...

  International Classification:

  Physical activity

  Categories:

  cardiovascular disease; physical fitness; physical activity

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Int J Sports Med, Vol: 23 Suppl 1 Page: S22-6 May 2002
  C. Boreham; J. Twisk; C. Neville; M. Savage; L. Murray; A. Gallagher

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• 3.   Clustering of biological risk factors for cardiovascular disease and the longitudinal relationship with lifestyle of an adolescent population: the Northern Ireland Young Hearts Project

  This study examined whether clustering of biological cardiovascular disease risk factors exists and to investigate the longitudinal relationship between lifestyle parameters

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: To determine whether clustering of biological cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors exists and to investigate the longitudinal relationship between lifestyle parameters (dietary intake, physical activity and smoking behaviour) and clustering of biological CVD risk factors, which was defined as belonging to one or more sex-specific 'high-risk' quartiles for the ratio more...

  International Classification:

  Longitudinal - Cardiovascular disease

  Categories:

  cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  J Cardiovasc Risk, Vol: 6 Page: 355-62 December 1999
  J. W. Twisk; C. Boreham; G. Cran; J. M. Savage; J. Strain; W. van Mechelen

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• 4.   Cord blood transferrin receptors to assess fetal iron status

  This aim of this study was to study iron status at different gestational ages using cord blood serum transferrin receptors

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: To study iron status at different gestational ages using cord blood serum transferrin receptors (STfRs). METHODS: STfRs, iron, ferritin, total iron binding capacity, haemoglobin, and reticulocytes were measured in 144 cord blood samples. The babies were divided into three groups according to gestation (26 very preterm (24-29 weeks); 50 preterm (30-36 weeks); 68 term (37-41 more...

  International Classification:

  Other - gestational iron status

  Categories:

  gestational iron status

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed, Vol: 85 Page: F46-8 July 2001
  D. G. Sweet; G. A. Savage; R. Tubman; T. R. Lappin; H. L. Halliday

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• 5.   Effect of fetal sex on labour and delivery: retrospective review

  The aim of this study was to examine the effect of fetal sex on birth weight, duration of labour, mode of delivery and birth outcome

  

  International Classification:

  Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - delivery outcomes

  Categories:

  delivery outcomes

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Bmj, Vol: 326 Page: 137 January 2003
  M. A. Eogan; M. P. Geary; M. P. O'Connell; D. P. Keane

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• 6.   Factors affecting resorption in traumatically intruded permanent incisors in children

  The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of resorption for intruded permanent teeth and the effect of factors on the timing, prevalence and rate of resorption

  

  Abstract:

  There is a lack of consensus concerning the management of intruded permanent teeth. The objectives of the present study were to determine the prevalence of resorption for intruded permanent teeth and to establish the effect of factors on the timing, prevalence and rate of resorption and to examine the relationship between the timing of onset and the subsequent rate of resorption. more...

  International Classification:

  Dental

  Categories:

  prevalence of resorption for intruded permanent teeth

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Dent Traumatol, Vol: 18 Page: 73-6 April 2002
  S. Al-Badri; M. Kinirons; B. Cole; R. Welbury

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• 7.   Fruit and vegetable consumption and bone mineral density: the Northern Ireland Young Hearts Project

  The aim of this study was to determine whether usual fruit and vegetable intakes reported by adolescents have any influence on bone mineral density

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: Studies examining the relation between bone mineral density (BMD) and fruit and vegetable consumption during adolescence are rare. OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to determine whether usual fruit and vegetable intakes reported by adolescents have any influence on BMD. DESIGN: BMD was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry at the nondominant forearm and dominant heel in a more...

  International Classification:

  Diet and skeletal growth

  Categories:

  fruit and vegetable; bone mineral density

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Am J Clin Nutr, Vol: 80 Page: 1019-23 October 2004
  C. P. McGartland; P. J. Robson; L. J. Murray; G. W. Cran; M. J. Savage; D. C. Watkins; M. M. Rooney; C. A. Boreham

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• 8.   General practice out-of-hours service, variations in use and equality in access to a doctor: a cross-sectional study

  The aim of this study was to examine geographical variation in the rates of out-of-hours calls and to see if there is any systematic variation in how the co-operative that covers the area responds to calls

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: There is increasing dissatisfaction among general practitioners (GPs) with their 24 hour commitment despite the demand for GP services outside ordinary working hours. The creation of out-of-hours co-operatives has been welcomed by participating GPs and their families and patient satisfaction is generally high. However, there have been concerns about the lack of patient more...

  International Classification:

  Health service provision

  Categories:

  out-of-hours medical calls

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Br J Gen Pract, Vol: 51 Page: 625-9 August 2001
  D. O'Reilly; M. Stevenson; C. McCay; J. Jamison

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• 9.   Good metabolic control is associated with better quality of life in 2,101 adolescents with type 1 diabetes

  The aim of this study was to assess if good metabolic control or the consequences of poor control have a greater influence on quality of life of adolescents with diabetes and their families

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: It is unclear whether the demands of good metabolic control or the consequences of poor control have a greater influence on quality of life (QOL) for adolescents with diabetes. This study aimed to assess these relations in a large international cohort of adolescents with diabetes and their families. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The study involved 2,101 adolescents, aged 10-18 more...

  International Classification:

  Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases - Diabetes mellitus diabetes mellitus

  Categories:

  metabolic control; quality of life

  Geography:

  International

  Diabetes Care, Vol: 24 Page: 1923-8 November 2001
  H. Hoey; H. J. Aanstoot; F. Chiarelli; D. Daneman; T. Danne; H. Dorchy; M. Fitzgerald; P. Garandeau; S. Greene; R. Holl; P. Hougaard; E. Kaprio; M. Kocova; H. Lynggaard; P. Martul; N. Matsuura; H. M. McGee; H. B. Mortensen; K. Robertson; E. Schoenle; O. Sovik; P. Swift; R. M. Tsou; M. Vanelli; J. Aman

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• 10.   Longitudinal analysis of FEV1 changes related to antibiotic therapy in children with cystic fibrosis

  This study examined the hypothesize that the FEV1 measured pre-antibiotic therapy and followed longitudinally would show a greater rate of decline and may be a better prognostic indicator than the FEV1 post antibiotic therapy

  

  Abstract:

  The measurement of FEV1 in children with cystic fibrosis has been shown to be the most important objective measurement for survival. It has been observed that children receiving intravenous antibiotics usually show a significant improvement in FEV1 with therapy in the short term. We hypothesized that the FEV1 measured pre-antibiotic therapy and followed longitudinally would show a more...

  International Classification:

  Procedure - FEV1

  Categories:

  FEV1 measured pre-antibiotic therapy

  Geography:

  the United Kingdom

  Irish Medical Journal, Vol: 100 Page: 2007
  S. Javadpour; K. Brownlee; A. Jones

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• 11.   Low vitamin D status adversely affects bone health parameters in adolescents

  This aim of this study was to investigate the relations of different stages of vitamin D status and bone mineral density and bone turnover in a sample of adolescent boys and girls

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: The effects of subclinical vitamin D deficiency on bone mineral density (BMD) and bone turnover in adolescents, especially in boys, are unclear. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the relations of different stages of vitamin D status and BMD and bone turnover in a representative sample of adolescent boys and girls. DESIGN: BMD was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry more...

  International Classification:

  Vitamin D

  Categories:

  vitamin D status; bone mineral density; bone turnover

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Am J Clin Nutr, Vol: 87 Page: 1039-44 April 2008
  K. D. Cashman; T. R. Hill; A. A. Cotter; C. A. Boreham; W. Dubitzky; L. Murray; J. Strain; A. Flynn; P. J. Robson; J. M. Wallace; M. Kiely

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• 12.   Lung cancer mortality predictions for Ireland 2001-2015 and current trends in North Western Europe

  The aim of this study was to examine Irish lung cancer mortality data for the years 1954-2000 to predict European age standardized mortality rates (EASMRs) and numbers of deaths for the period 2001-2015.

  

  Abstract:

  PURPOSE AND METHODOLOGY: Poisson regression models of Irish lung cancer mortality data for the years 1954-2000 were used to predict European age standardized mortality rates (EASMRs) and numbers of deaths for the period 2001-2015. Predictions for the whole population and for the age group 0-64 years were the main focus of this analysis. The models employed in this analysis were written more...

  International Classification:

  Deaths - lung cancer

  Categories:

  lung cancer mortality

  Geography:

  International

  Lung Cancer, Vol: 46 Page: 157-63 November 2004
  P. O'Lorcain; H. Comber

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• 13.   Mortality predictions for colon and anorectal cancer for Ireland, 2003-17

  The aim of this study was to examine colorectal cancer mortality predictions for Ireland for all ages and for the age group 0-64 years.

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: Colorectal cancer mortality predictions for Ireland are presented for all ages and for the age group 0-64 years. METHODS: Log and log-linear Poisson regression modelling was fitted to colorectal cancer mortality data for each year between 1950 and 2002 to predict average European age standardized mortality rates (EASMRs) per 100,000 person years (100,000 PY(-1)) and average more...

  International Classification:

  Deaths - colorectal cancer

  Categories:

  colorectal cancer mortality

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Colorectal Dis, Vol: 8 Page: 393-401 June 2006
  P. O'Lorcain; S. Deady; H. Comber

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• 14.   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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• 15.   Parenteral penicillin for children with meningococcal disease before hospital admission: case-control study

  The aim of this study was to explore the impact on mortality and morbidity of parenteral penicillin given to children before admission to hospital with suspected meningococcal disease

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: To explore the impact on mortality and morbidity of parenteral penicillin given to children before admission to hospital with suspected meningococcal disease. DESIGN: Retrospective comparison of fatal and non-fatal cases. SETTING: England, Wales, and Northern Ireland; December 1997 to February 1999. PARTICIPANTS: 158 children aged 0-16 years (26 died, 132 survived) in whom a more...

  International Classification:

  Other - parenteral penicillin

  Categories:

  parenteral penicillin; -mortality; morbidity;

  Geography:

  the United Kingdom

  Bmj, Vol: 332 Page: 1295-8 June 2006
  A. Harnden; N. Ninis; M. Thompson; R. Perera; M. Levin; D. Mant; R. Mayon-White

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• 16.   Predicting percentage of individuals consuming foods from percentage of households purchasing foods to improve the use of household budget surveys in estimating food chemical intakes

  The aim of this study was to examine agreement between percentage of households purchasing selected foods using household budget surveys and percentage of individuals consuming these foods to estimate food chemical intakes

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: To examine the hypothesis that there is sufficient agreement between percentage of households purchasing selected foods using household budget surveys and percentage of individuals consuming these foods as determined in individual-based surveys to allow the former to act as a surrogate for the latter when estimating food chemical intakes using household budget data. DESIGN: more...

  International Classification:

  Diet and life style

  Categories:

  diet; costs;

  Geography:

  International

  Public Health Nutr, Vol: 1 Page: 239-47 December 1998
  J. Lambe; J. Kearney; W. Becker; K. Hulshof; A. Dunne; M. J. Gibney

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• 17.   Recent dental attendance and levels of untreated caries in a sample of 11-12 year old children in Northern Ireland

  The aim of this study was to describe dental attendance and levels of untreated caries in a sample of 11-12 year old children in Northern Ireland

  

  Abstract:

  The object of the present study was to determine the relationship between dental attendance and the levels of untreated caries in a sample of 11-12 year old pupils attending first form of second level schools in the South Belfast area of Northern Ireland. A sample of 199 first form pupils attending second level schools in the area was obtained. The diagnosis of caries depended mainly on more...

  International Classification:

  Dental

  Categories:

  untreated caries

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  J Ir Dent Assoc, Vol: 46 Page: 55-9 2000
  A. Sweeney; M. Kinirons

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• 18.   Relationships between the development of biological risk factors for coronary heart disease and lifestyle parameters during adolescence: The Northern Ireland Young Hearts Project

  This study examined relationships between the longitudinal development of biological risk factors for coronary heart disease and the development of lifestyles considered to be atherogenic

  

  Abstract:

  The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between the longitudinal development of biological risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) (namely, serum lipids, body fatness, blood pressure and cardiorespiratory fitness) and the development of lifestyles considered to be atherogenic. The study was conducted in a representative sample of adolescents from Northern Ireland, a more...

  International Classification:

  Longitudinal - Coronary heart disease

  Categories:

  coronary heart disease

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Public Health, Vol: 113 Page: 7-12 January 1999
  C. Boreham; J. Twisk; W. van Mechelen; M. Savage; J. Strain; G. Cran

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• 19.   Relative analgesia and general dental practitioners: attitudes and intentions to provide conscious sedation for paediatric dental extractions

  This study aimed to explore the attitudes and intentions of general dental practitioners who work within the remit of the National Health Service to provide relative analgesia for paediatric extraction

  

  Abstract:

  AIM: To examine the attitudes and intentions of general dental practitioners (GDPs) who work within the remit of the National Health Service (NHS) to provide relative analgesia (RA) for paediatric extractions. METHODS: All 45 GDPs working within the boundaries of one Trust were asked to complete a questionnaire to assess demography, etc., intention and attitudes to provide RA for more...

  International Classification:

  Practice/knowledge - analgesia in dental practice

  Categories:

  analgesia in dental practice

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Int J Paediatr Dent, Vol: 13 Page: 320-6 September 2003
  R. Freeman; P. Carson

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• 20.   Rising caesarean section rates: a cause for concern?

  The aim of this study was to examine caesarean rates in a maternity hospital

  

  International Classification:

  Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - caesarean rates

  Categories:

  caesarean rates

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Bjog, Vol: 110 Page: 346-9 April 2003
  T. G. Matthews; P. Crowley; A. Chong; P. McKenna; C. McGarvey; M. O'Regan

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• 21.   The EPICure study: associations and antecedents of neurological and developmental disability at 30 months of age following extremely preterm birth

  The aim of this study was to describe perinatal factors associated with later morbidity among extremely preterm children at 30 months of age

  

  Abstract:

  AIMS: To describe perinatal factors associated with later morbidity among extremely preterm children at 30 months of age corrected for prematurity. POPULATION: Of 308 surviving children born at more...

  International Classification:

  Premature - children

  Categories:

  extremely preterm children

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom

  Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed, Vol: 90 Page: F134-40 March 2005
  N. S. Wood; K. Costeloe; A. T. Gibson; E. M. Hennessy; N. Marlow; A. R. Wilkinson

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• 22.   Trends in blood pressure over 10 years in adolescents: analyses of cross sectional surveys in the Northern Ireland Young Hearts project

  The aim of this study was to examine secular trends in blood pressure over a 10 year period between two representative cohorts of adolescents from Northern Ireland

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: To examine secular trends in blood pressure over a 10 year period between two representative cohorts of adolescents from Northern Ireland. DESIGN: Repeat cross sectional study. SETTING: Randomly selected post-primary schools from Northern Ireland. PARTICIPANTS: 1015 adolescents studied between 1989 and 1990, and 2017 adolescents studied between 1999 and 2001. Participants more...

  International Classification:

  Other -blood pressure

  Categories:

  blood pressure

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Bmj, Vol: 329 Page: 139 July 2004
  D. Watkins; P. McCarron; L. Murray; G. Cran; C. Boreham; P. Robson; C. McGartland; G. Davey Smith; M. Savage

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