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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.

Physical Illness (Attitudes Toward)

Your search returns 2 documents

• 1.   Children's Concepts of Health and Illness: Understanding of Contagious Illnesses, Non-Contagious Illnesses and Injuries

  The aim of this study was to provide a more comprehensive picture of children's understanding of illness and injury

  

  Abstract:

  This study was designed to provide a more comprehensive picture of children's understanding of illness and injury than previous studies by interviewing 83 children from 4 age groups (4/5 years, 7/8 years, 9/10 years and 11/12 years). They were asked questions about how they defined illness and health as well as questions regarding different features of specific illnesses. First, it was more...

  International Classification:

  Other - children's understanding of illness and injury

  Categories:

  children's understanding of illness and injury

  Geography:

  Scotland

  Journal of Health Psychology, Vol: 10 Page: 805-819 2005
  Katherine A. Myant; Joanne M. Williams

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• 2.   Review of How dangerous is food allergy in childhood? The incidence of severe and fatal allergic reactions across the UK and Ireland

  Book Review: (Article) discusses food allergic reactions in children in the United kingdom and Ireland

  

  Abstract:

  Reviews the article by C. F. Macdougall et al which examined the incidence of fatal and severe allergic reactions to food in a large population of children. The author of this review believes that despite the anxiety about severe allergic reactions to food, this national epidemiological survey shows that mortality is extremely low, and near fatal and severe reactions are also very more...

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom

  Child: Care, Health and Development, Vol: 28 Page: 432-432 2002
  Richard Reading

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