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Irish Child Health Database - Peer Reviewed Papers

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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.

Refugees/ statistics & numerical data

Your search returns 2 documents

• 1.   Access of asylum seeker children to acute paediatric services

  The aim of this study was to investigate the interface between primary care and paediatric services in the referral of asylum seekers

  

  Abstract:

  To investigate the interface between primary care and paediatric services in the referral of asylum seekers. Over a 3 month period a questionnaire was administered, and clinical data gathered on every child attending the A&E department of UCHG whose parents were seeking asylum in this country. Control data was obtained for the next Irish child seen on-call. At the time of presentation more...

  International Classification:

  Health service provision

  Categories:

  interface between primary care and paediatric services; -asylum seekers

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Ir Med J, Vol: 100 Page: 362-3 February 2007
  T. Prendiville; M. Williamson; P. Cahill; B. G. Loftus

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• 2.   Outcome of medical screening of Kosovan refugees in Ireland: 1999

  This aim of this study was to review the health care offered to the Kosovan refugees who arrived in Ireland in 1999, which included screening for tuberculosis and hepatitis B

  

  Abstract:

  In March 1999 armed conflict broke out in Kosova and about 900,000 ethnic Albanians were displaced. We reviewed the health care offered to the 945 Kosovan refugees who arrived in Ireland in 1999, which included screening for tuberculosis (TB) and hepatitis B. On arrival in Ireland 540 refugees had already received oral polio vaccine (57%), 512 diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular more...

  International Classification:

  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - Tuberculosis and Viral hepatitis - tuberculosis and hepatitis B

  Categories:

  tuberculosis; hepatitis B

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Commun Dis Public Health, Vol: 3 Page: 291-4 December 2000
  A. Smith; D. O'Flanagan; D. Igoe; J. Cronin; D. Forde; E. McArdle; D. Ko

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