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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.

Neural Tube Defects/ epidemiology/prevention & control

Your search returns 1 documents

• 1.   Dietary folate and the prevalence of neural tube defects in the British Isles: the past two decades

  The aim of this study was to examine the changes in folate consumption and the prevalence of neural tube defects in the British and Irish populations during the past two decades

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVES: To measure the changes in folate consumption and the prevalence of neural tube defects in the British and Irish populations during the past two decades. DESIGN: Ecological study. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Average daily dietary folate consumption for Britain for the period 1980-1996 was estimated from the National Food Survey. Annual neural tube defect prevalences for the same more...

  International Classification:

  Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - neural tube defects - condiction

  Categories:

  folate consumption; neural tube defects

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom

  Bjog, Vol: 107 Page: 885-9 July 2000
  M. Murphy; D. Whiteman; D. Stone; B. Botting; C. Schorah; J. Wild

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