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• 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.
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The complete background, methods and findings from this mapping exercise are detailed in the study report.

Child, Preschool

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• 1.   Eat up!

  This article discusses what we feed our infants and toddlers today will significantly influence the health of the Irish population in 40-50 years time

  

  Abstract:

  What we feed our infants and toddlers today will signficantly influence the health of the Irish population in 40-50 years time. more...

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  World of Irish Nursing & Midwifery, Vol: 16 Page: 45-45 2008
  O. Fens

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• 2.   Effectiveness of the school dental screening programme in stimulating dental attendance for children in need of treatment in Northern Ireland

  This aim of this study to evaluate the effectiveness of school dental screening in promoting dental attendance among children with a treatment need and to examine the relative importance of screening, social class and other factors in dental attendance

  

  Abstract:

  The school dental screening programme has been in existence from the beginning of the 20th century yet its value in encouraging attendance among children with a dental health need is not fully established. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of school dental screening in promoting dental attendance among children with a treatment need and to examine the relative importance of more...

  International Classification:

  Dental

  Categories:

  school dental screening

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Community Dent Oral Epidemiol, Vol: 29 Page: 143-9 April 2001
  M. Donaldson; M. Kinirons

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• 3.   Effects of folate and vitamin B12 deficiencies during pregnancy on fetal, infant, and child development

  This article discusses the effects of folate and vitamin B12 deficiencies during pregnancy on fetal, infant, and child development

  

  Abstract:

  The importance of folate in reproduction can be appreciated by considering that the existence of the vitamin was first suspected from efforts to explain a potentially fatal megaloblastic anemia in young pregnant women in India. Today, low maternal folate status during pregnancy and lactation remains a significant cause of maternal morbidity in some communities. The folate status of the more...

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Food Nutr Bull, Vol: 29 Page: S101-11; discussion S112-5 June 2008
  A. M. Molloy; P. N. Kirke; L. C. Brody; J. M. Scott; J. L. Mills

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• 4.   Effects of subclinical infection on plasma retinol concentrations and assessment of prevalence of vitamin A deficiency: meta-analysis

  The aim of this review was to estimate vitamin A deficiency more accurately by measuring changes in plasma retinol and acute-phase proteins associated with subclinical infection or convalescence

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: Vitamin A deficiency adversely affects child morbidity and survival. This deficiency is estimated by measurement of plasma retinol concentrations, but because plasma retinol is reduced by clinical and subclinical infection, this proxy measure can lead to overestimation. Infection and trauma are accompanied by rises in concentrations of acute-phase proteins in plasma. We more...

  International Classification:

  Systematic Review

  Categories:

  vitamin A deficiency

  Geography:

  Systematic Review

  Lancet, Vol: 362 Page: 2052-8 December 2003
  D. I. Thurnham; G. P. McCabe; C. A. Northrop-Clewes; P. Nestel

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• 5.   Electrocardiography and 24-hour electrocardiographic ambulatory recording (Holter monitor) studies in children infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1. The Pediatric Pulmonary and Cardiac Complications of Vertically Transmitted HIV-1 Infection Study Group

  The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and cumulative incidence of rhythm and conduction abnormalities in HIV-1-infected children.

  

  Abstract:

  Limited data are available on the electrocardiogram and ambulatory electrocardiogram recording (Holter) in children infected with the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence and cumulative incidence of rhythm and conduction abnormalities in HIV-1-infected children. Electrocardiograms and Holter monitoring studies were more...

  International Classification:

  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease - HIV

  Categories:

  HIV-1

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Pediatr Cardiol, Vol: 21 Page: 189-96 2000 May-Jun
  A. S. Saidi; D. S. Moodie; Jr. A. Garson; S. E. Lipshultz; S. Kaplan; W. W. Lai; S. D. Colan; T. J. Starc; S. Shanbhag; K. A. Easley; J. T. Bricker

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• 6.   Emergence of G3 and G9 rotavirus and increased incidence of mixed infections in the southern region of Ireland 2001-2004

  The aim of this study was to examine the emergence of G3 and G9 rotavirus and increased incidence of mixed infections in the southern region of Ireland 2001-2004

  

  Abstract:

  Two hundred and thirty fecal specimens were collected from children (up to 5 years of age) admitted with suspected rotaviral gastroenteritis at four Irish hospitals (Cork University Hospital, Mercy Hospital, Cork, Waterford Regional Hospital, and Kerry General Hospital) in the southern region of Ireland, between 2001 and 2004. Following laboratory confirmation of the aetiological agent, more...

  International Classification:

  International committee on Taxonomy of Viruses - rotavirus

  Categories:

  G3 and G9 rotavirus

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  J Med Virol, Vol: 77 Page: 571-8 December 2005
  N. Reidy; F. O'Halloran; S. Fanning; B. Cryan; H. O'Shea

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• 7.   Emergency department ultrasound (EDU): clinical adjunct or plaything?

  This case report discusses the initial phase of the introduction of emergency department ultrasound with three illustrative case reports and a discussion on the pitfalls and benefits of Emergency department ultrasound

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: Emergency department ultrasound (EDU) is a physician performed ultrasound service aimed at improving patient flow and diagnosis in the emergency department. METHODS: This paper describes the initial phase of the introduction of EDU with three illustrative case reports and a discussion on the pitfalls and benefits of EDU. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: In three cases discussed here, more...

  International Classification:

  Health service provision

  Categories:

  emergency department ultrasound use

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Emerg Med J, Vol: 22 Page: 333-5 May 2005
  R. McLaughlin; N. Collum; S. McGovern; C. Martyn; J. Bowra

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• 8.   Emergency management of avulsed permanent incisors: knowledge and attitudes of teachers in 15 Irish schools

  This study aimed to explore knowledge and attitudes of teachers in the emergency management of avulsed permanent incisors

  

  Abstract:

  STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: Appropriate immediate management of an avulsed permanent incisor is critical because a delay in replantation significantly reduces the long-term prognosis of the tooth. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: This study was designed to examine the knowledge and attitudes of teachers with regard to the emergency management of avulsed permanent incisors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A more...

  International Classification:

  Practice/knowledge - avulsed permanent incisors

  Categories:

  avulsed permanent incisors

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  J Ir Dent Assoc, Vol: 53 Page: 196-8 2007 Winter
  A. Griffin; G. Jones; L. Hunter

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• 9.   Emerging infections. Measles outbreak in Ireland: fear of vaccines may be to blame

  This article discusses how a fear of vaccines measles outbreak in Ireland and a fear of vaccines may be responsible for emerging infections

  

  Geography:

  United States of America

  American Journal of Nursing, Vol: 103 Page: 26-26 2003
  B. A. Goldrick

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• 10.   Emmetropisation following preterm birth

  The aim of this study was to examine the relation between clinical risk factors and refractive development among preterm infants without retinopathy of prematurity

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND/AIMS: Even in the absence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), premature birth signals increased risk for abnormal refractive development. The present study examined the relation between clinical risk factors and refractive development among preterm infants without ROP. METHODS: Cycloplegic refraction was measured at birth, term, 6, 12, and 48 months corrected age in a cohort more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the eye and adnexa - Disorders of choroid and retina - retinopathy of prematurity

  Categories:

  retinopathy of prematurity

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Br J Ophthalmol, Vol: 86 Page: 1035-40 September 2002
  K. J. Saunders; D. L. McCulloch; A. J. Shepherd; A. G. Wilkinson

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• 11.   Employment of broad-range 16S rRNA PCR to detect aetiological agents of infection from clinical specimens in patients with acute meningitis--rapid separation of 16S rRNA PCR amplicons without the need for cloning

  This study aimed to describe the development of a polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis method for the rapid separation of 16S rRNA PCR amplicons from aetiological agents of acute meningitis

  

  Abstract:

  AIMS: The aim of this study was to develop a polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) method for the rapid separation of 16S rRNA PCR amplicons from aetiological agents of acute meningitis. METHODS AND RESULTS: Blood samples from 40 patients with suspected acute meningococcal meningitis were examined for the presence of causal agents, including Neisseria meningitidis employing two more...

  International Classification:

  Effectiveness of measurement tool - polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

  Categories:

  polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; acute meningitis

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  J Appl Microbiol, Vol: 94 Page: 197-206 2003
  J. Xu; B. C. Millar; J. E. Moore; K. Murphy; H. Webb; A. J. Fox; M. Cafferkey; M. J. Crowe

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• 12.   Endocrine profile and physical stature of children with Perthes disease

  The aim of this study was to examine the stature of children with Perthe's disease and compared findings with standardized growth charts

  

  Abstract:

  Children with Perthes disease have been thought to be of smaller stature than their peers. No reproducible evidence exists to demonstrate an endocrinopathy as the cause. This study reviewed 139 children with Perthes disease. Height and weight were recorded and compared with standardized growth charts. A blood sample was analyzed for thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), thyroxin (T4), and more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue - Osteopathies and chondropathies - Perthes' disease

  Categories:

  Perthes' disease; -stature

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  J Pediatr Orthop, Vol: 24 Page: 161-6 2004 Mar-Apr
  W. D. Kealey; K. J. Lappin; H. Leslie; B. Sheridan; A. P. Cosgrove

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• 13.   Endoscopic treatment of primary grades IV and V vesicoureteral reflux in children with subureteral injection of polytetrafluoroethylene

  This study evaluated our experience with endoscopic STING (subureteral polytetrafluoroethylene injection) for grades IV and V vesicoureteral reflux

  

  Abstract:

  PURPOSE: We evaluated our experience with endoscopic STING (subureteral polytetrafluoroethylene injection) for grades IV and V vesicoureteral reflux. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We reviewed the records of 221 boys and 305 girls who underwent STING for primary grades IV (430) and V (96) vesicoureteral reflux between 1984 and 2000. Median patient age at STING was 3 years (range 3 months to 14 more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the genitourinary system - Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases - vesicoureteric reflux

  Categories:

  vesicoureteral reflux

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  J Urol, Vol: 169 Page: 1847-9; discussion 1849 May 2003
  B. Chertin; D. De Caluwe; P. Puri

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• 14.   Endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux: 11 to 17 years of followup

  This study reviewed 17-experiences with endoscopic subureteral polytetrafluoroethylene injection for the treatment of primary vesicoureteral reflux in children

  

  Abstract:

  PURPOSE: We review our 17-experience with endoscopic subureteral polytetrafluoroethylene injection for the treatment of primary vesicoureteral reflux in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the charts of 258 patients with primary vesicoureteral reflux who were treated with subureteral polytetrafluoroethylene injection from 1984 to 1990. RESULTS: The study more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the genitourinary system - Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases - vesicoureteric reflux

  Categories:

  vesicoureteral reflux

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  J Urol, Vol: 167 Page: 1443-5; discussion 1445-6 March 2002
  B. Chertin; E. Colhoun; M. Velayudham; P. Puri

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• 15.   Energy and fat intake in obese and lean children at varying risk of obesity

  The aim of the study was to compared lean children at high risk and low risk of obesity and obese children to assess the relationship between their energy and fat intake and adiposity

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: This study compared lean children at high risk (HR) and low risk (LR) of obesity and obese children (OB) to assess the relationship between their energy (EI) and fat intake and adiposity. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study of energy and fat intake in children, using 7-day weighed intakes validated by doubly labelled water (DLW) energy expenditure. SUBJECTS: A total of 114 more...

  International Classification:

  Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease - Obesity and other hyperalimentation - obesity

  Categories:

  obesity, energy and fat intake and adiposity

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, Vol: 26 Page: 200-7 February 2002
  A. F. McGloin; M. B. Livingstone; L. C. Greene; S. E. Webb; J. M. Gibson; S. A. Jebb; T. J. Cole; W. A. Coward; A. Wright; A. M. Prentice

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• 16.   Energy under-reporting in Swedish and Irish dietary surveys: implications for food-based dietary guidelines

  The aim of this study was to examine dietary survey data from Sweden and Ireland, revealing a declining ratio of energy intake to estimated basal metabolic rate, %energy from fat, saturated fat and carbohydrate fell while that of protein increased

  

  Abstract:

  An analysis of dietary survey data from Sweden and Ireland revealed that with a declining ratio of energy intake to estimated basal metabolic rate (EI:BMR), %energy from fat, saturated fat and carbohydrate fell while that of protein increased. However, where the definition of under-reporting is less strict, as in the Irish database (EI:BMR) < 1.27), the quantitative effect on more...

  International Classification:

  Diet and life style

  Categories:

  diet; basal metabolic rate

  Geography:

  International

  Br J Nutr, Vol: 81 Suppl 2 Page: S127-31 April 1999
  W. Becker; S. Foley; E. Shelley; M. Gibney

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• 17.   Enlarged vestibular aqueduct: a radiological marker of pendred syndrome, and mutation of the PDS gene

  This study investigated what proportion of autosomal recessive condition characterized by deafness and goitre were due to mutation of the Pendred syndrome gene

  

  Abstract:

  Although the textbook view of Pendred syndrome is that of an autosomal recessive condition characterized by deafness and goitre, it is increasingly clear that not all such patients present this classical clinical picture. Malformations of the inner ear, specifically enlargement of the vestibular aqueduct, are common in Pendred syndrome and mutations in the PDS (Pendred Syndrome) gene more...

  International Classification:

  Syndrome - Pendred

  Categories:

  Pendred syndrome

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom

  Qjm, Vol: 93 Page: 99-104 February 2000
  W. Reardon; O. Mahoney CF ; R. Trembath; H. Jan; P. D. Phelps

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• 18.   Enquiry about childcare responsibility should become routine in the assessment of the older patient

  The aim of this study was to record the frequency of elderly relatives supervision of children

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: Currently elderly relatives are being asked to assist with informal childcare more frequently. This role can lead to an increase in stress and fatigue. In someone with cognitive impairment it can put both adult and child at risk. METHODS: Two hundred people attending the Carew day hospital were asked if they had supervised children in the previous 12 months. People were more...

  International Classification:

  Other - elderly relatives supervision of children

  Categories:

  elderly relatives supervision of children

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Ir J Med Sci, Vol: 176 Page: 121-3 2007 Jul-Sep
  C. O'Dwyer; A. Moriarty; C. Collins; D. O'Shea

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• 19.   EPICure: facts and figures: why preterm labour should be treated

  The aim of this study was to was to determine both short- and long-term outcomes of extremely preterm birth data were collected for all births before 26 completed weeks of gestation

  

  Abstract:

  The principal objective of the EPICure studies was to determine both short- and long-term outcomes of extremely preterm birth. Data were collected for all births before 26 completed weeks of gestation in the UK and Republic of Ireland for 10 months in 1995. Of 811 infants admitted to neonatal units, 314 (39%) survived. Of these, 283 (92%) were assessed at 2.5 years and 241 (78%) at 6 more...

  International Classification:

  Premature - births

  Categories:

  outcomes of extremely preterm birth

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom

  Bjog, Vol: 113 Suppl 3 Page: 10-2 December 2006
  K. Costeloe

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• 20.   Epidemiologic and diagnostic evaluation of a recent mumps outbreak using oral fluid samples

  This study examined the optimal strategy to investigate mumps virus infection in a partially vaccinated cohort.

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: To determine the optimal strategy to investigate mumps virus infection in a partially vaccinated cohort. STUDY DESIGN: 122 oral fluid and serum samples were collected in a recent outbreak in Ireland. The largest age cohort, students aged 18-21 years old attending third level institutions, were investigated using virus isolation, detection of mumps specific IgM, IgG, RT-PCR more...

  International Classification:

  Vaccinations optimal strategy for mumps

  Categories:

  optimal strategy; mumps; vaccination

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  J Clin Virol, Vol: 41 Page: 134-7 February 2008
  F. Reid; J. Hassan; F. Irwin; A. Waters; W. Hall; J. Connell

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• 21.   Epidemiological and virological assessment of influenza activity in Europe during the 2003-2004 season

  This study reports on epidemiological and virological assessment of influenza activity in Europe during the 2003-2004 season

  

  Abstract:

  The 2003-2004 influenza season in Europe was dominated by the spread of the new drift variant A/Fujian/411/2002 (H3N2)-like virus which was not perfectly matched with the A(H3N2) component of the influenza vaccine. Sporadic cases of this virus were detected in Europe at the end of the 2002-2003 season and influenza activity associated with this virus began relatively early during the more...

  International Classification:

  Surveillance - Diseases of the respiratory system - Influenza and pneumonia - influenza

  Categories:

  virological assessment; influenza

  Geography:

  International

  Euro Surveill, Vol: 10 Page: 107-11 April 2005
  W. J. Paget; T. J. Meerhoff; A. Meijer

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• 22.   Epidemiological and virological assessment of influenza activity in Europe, during the 2004-2005 winter

  This study reports on epidemiological and virological assessment of influenza activity in Europe during the 2004-2005 winter

  

  Abstract:

  The 2004-2005 influenza season in Europe started in late December 2004 and the first influenza activity occurred in the west and southwest (Spain, United Kingdom and Ireland). Influenza activity then moved gradually east across Europe during January and early February 2005, and from late February until late March, most movement was south to north. The intensity of clinical influenza more...

  International Classification:

  Surveillance - Diseases of the respiratory system - Influenza and pneumonia - influenza

  Categories:

  virological assessment; influenza

  Geography:

  International

  Euro Surveill, Vol: 11 Page: 111-8 2006
  A. Meijer; W. J. Paget; T. J. Meerhoff; C. S. Brown; L. E. Meuwissen; J. van der Velden

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• 23.   Epidemiology of childhood fractures in Britain: a study using the general practice research database

  The aim of this study was to examine the incidence (age- and sex-specific) of childhood fractures in Britain using the general practice research database

  

  Abstract:

  A population-based British cohort study, including approximately 6% of the population, was used to derive age- and sex-specific incidence rates of fractures during childhood. Fractures were more common among boys than girls, with peak incidences at 14 and 11 years of age, respectively. At childhood peak, incidence rates were only surpassed later in life at 85 years of age among women more...

  International Classification:

  Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - fractures

  Categories:

  childhood fractures

  Geography:

  the United Kingdom

  J Bone Miner Res, Vol: 19 Page: 1976-81 December 2004
  C. Cooper; E. M. Dennison; H. G. Leufkens; N. Bishop; T. P. van Staa

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• 24.   Epidemiology of childhood obesity in Europe

  This article discusses the epidemiology of childhood obesity in Europe

  

  Abstract:

  At present, estimation of the prevalence and secular trends in paediatric obesity in Europe is severely hampered by methodological problems in the definition of obesity and the paucity of data sets that mirror the demographic, cultural and socioeconomic composition of the European population. The available cross-sectional data, however imperfect, suggest that there are complex patterns more...

  Geography:

  International

  Eur J Pediatr, Vol: 159 Suppl 1 Page: S14-34 September 2000
  B. Livingstone

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• 25.   Epidemiology of hepetitis C infection, ERHA/HSE Eastern region

  The aim of this study was to examine the epidemiology of hepatitis C infection in the ERHA/HSE Eastern region

  

  Abstract:

  Hepatitis C became statutorily notifiable in Ireland on 1 January 2004. Prior to 2004, only hepatitis A and hepatitis B were notifiable as distinct types of hepatitis. A third category notifiable under the Infectious Diseases Regulations 1981 was "viral hepatitis unspecified". The majority of cases notified under this heading were thought to be due to infection with hepatitis more...

  International Classification:

  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - Viral hepatitis - hepatitis C

  Categories:

  hepatitis C

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Ir Med J, Vol: 100 Page: 365-6 February 2007
  M. O. Meara; J. Barry; L. Mullen

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• 26.   Epidemiology of MRSA: the North/South study of MRSA in Ireland 1999

  The aim of this study was to examine the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus MRSA: the North/South study of MRSA in Ireland 1999

  

  Abstract:

  The North/South Study of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Ireland, 1999, includes a joint review of the epidemiology of MRSA across both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland. Data were gathered on all MRSA cases identified in laboratories in Northern Ireland (the North) and in the Republic of Ireland (the South) over a two-week period. The prevalence rate per more...

  International Classification:

  Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

  Categories:

  methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

  J Hosp Infect, Vol: 54 Page: 130-4 June 2003
  P. McDonald; E. Mitchell; H. Johnson; A. Rossney; H. Humphreys; G. Glynn; M. Burd; D. Doyle; R. McDonnell

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• 27.   Epidemiology of sporting and recreational injuries in a paediatric orthopaedic outpatients department

  The aim of this study was to examine the epidemiology of sporting and recreational injuries in a paediatric orthopaedic outpatients department

  

  Abstract:

  Knowledge of the number and type of injuries attending the paediatric orthopaedic outpatients is crucial in the future planning of any new paediatric hospital. We prospectively collected data on all new patients attending two paediatric orthopaedic out-patients departments, over a four month period. There were a total of 1,791 completed questionnaires. Sporting and recreational injuries more...

  International Classification:

  Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - injury

  Categories:

  sporting injuries; recreational injuries;

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Ir Med J, Vol: 101 Page: 173-4 June 2008
  P. O'Toole; A. Butt; S. Orakzai; A. McIntyre; O. Callender; R. Kingston; D. Moore; E. Fogarty; F. Dowling

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• 28.   Epidemiology of traumatic brain injury in children receiving intensive care in the UK

  The aim of this study was to examine the epidemiology of children with traumatic brain injury admitted to paediatric intensive care units in the United Kingdom

  

  Abstract:

  AIMS: To describe the epidemiology of children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) admitted to paediatric intensive care units (PICUs) in the UK. METHODS: Prospective collection of clinical and demographic information from paediatric and adult intensive care units in the UK and Eire between February 2001 and August 2003. RESULTS: The UK prevalence rate for children (0-14 years) admitted more...

  International Classification:

  Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - injury

  Categories:

  traumatic brain injury

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom

  Arch Dis Child, Vol: 90 Page: 1182-7 November 2005
  R. C. Parslow; K. P. Morris; R. C. Tasker; R. J. Forsyth; C. A. Hawley

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• 29.   Epidermal growth factor and monocyte chemotactic peptide-1 expression in reflux nephropathy

  The aim of this study was to define the expression of epidermal growth factor and monocyte chemotactic peptide-1 in severe reflux nephropathy in order to further understand the pathogenesis of reflux nephropathy

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVES: Reflux nephropathy (RN) is recognised as a major cause of end stage renal failure in children and young adults. The histological findings of RN are tubular atrophy and interstitial monocyte infiltration. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) produced by tubular cells playing a pivotal role in the modulation of tubular cell growth, while monocyte chemotactic peptide-1 (MCP-1) is a more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the genitourinary system - reflux nephropathy

  Categories:

  epidermal growth factor; monocyte chemotactic peptide-1; - reflux nephropathy

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Eur Urol, Vol: 44 Page: 144-9 July 2003
  B. Chertin; A. Farkas; P. Puri

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• 30.   Episodic temporal generalization: a developmental study

  This study aimed to examine perceptual processes as a source of scalar variability in timing, and the developmental changes in levels of such variability.

  

  Abstract:

  Groups of 5-year-olds, 10-year-olds, and adults completed either an episodic temporal generalization task, in which no stimuli were repeated, or a repeated standard temporal generalization task, in which there was a fixed standard that was repeated on every trial. Significant developmental improvements were found on both tasks. In both tasks, gradients of performance over two different more...

  International Classification:

  Other - scalar variability in timing

  Categories:

  scalar variability in timing

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Q J Exp Psychol A, Vol: 58 Page: 693-704 May 2005
  T. McCormack; J. H. Wearden; M. C. Smith; G. D. Brown

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• 31.   Eradication of vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium from a paediatric oncology unit and prevalence of colonization in hospitalized and community-based children

  The aim of this study was to examine the eradication of vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium from a paediatric oncology unit and prevalence of colonization in hospitalized and community-based children

  

  Abstract:

  We previously reported an outbreak of vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) in a paediatric oncology unit in December 1995 which was associated with widespread environmental contamination of the unit with VRE. We undertook this study to evaluate the effectiveness of the infection control policy instituted subsequent to the outbreak and to investigate the underlying prevalence of VRE more...

  International Classification:

  Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium

  Categories:

  Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Epidemiol Infect, Vol: 124 Page: 53-9 February 2000
  C. Nourse; C. Byrne; H. Murphy; M. E. Kaufmann; A. Clarke; K. Butler

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• 32.   Establishment of functional B cell memory against parvovirus B19 capsid proteins may be associated with resolution of persistent infection

  This case report discusses the establishment of functional B cell memory against parvovirus B19 capsid proteins which may be associated with resolution of persistent infection

  

  Abstract:

  Parvovirus B19 (B19) infection can occur during acute lymphoblastic leukemia and persistent viral infection can occur despite intravenous immunoglobulin administration. Here, evidence is presented that resolution of persistent B19 infection in an acute lymphoblastic leukemia patient may be associated with the simultaneous strengthening of antigen-specific B cell memory against the B19 more...

  International Classification:

  Other - parvovirus B19

  Categories:

  functional B cell memory; parvovirus B19

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  J Med Virol, Vol: 78 Page: 125-8 January 2006
  A. Corcoran; B. Crowley; C. Dewhurst; B. L. Pizer; S. Doyle

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• 33.   Estimation of exposure to food packaging materials. 1: Development of a food-packaging database

  This study reports on the development of a food-packaging database to provide qualitative information on the types of packaging materials used for foods

  

  Abstract:

  A food-packaging database was developed to provide qualitative information on the types of packaging materials used for foods. Packaging information was collected from a sample of 594 children aged 5-12 years as part of a national children's food survey carried out in Ireland during 2003-04. All the food packaging collected during the survey was forwarded to the coordinating centre for more...

  International Classification:

  Other - packaging materials used for foods

  Categories:

  types of packaging materials used for foods

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Food Addit Contam, Vol: 23 Page: 623-33 June 2006
  E. Duffy; A. P. Hearty; M. B. Gilsenan; M. J. Gibney

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• 34.   Estimation of exposure to food packaging materials. 3: Development of consumption factors and food-type distribution factors from data collected on Irish children

  The aim of this study was to examine developed food-consumption factors and food-type distribution factors for Irish children aged 5-12 years

  

  Abstract:

  There are many initiatives in Europe trying to refine the exposure assessment for food packaging migrants. In the USA, the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) uses food consumption and food-type distribution factors to aid the exposure assessment process and generate more realistic estimates of exposure. The present study developed food-consumption factors and food-type more...

  International Classification:

  Diet and lifestyle

  Categories:

  food-consumption factors; food-type distribution factors

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Food Addit Contam, Vol: 24 Page: 63-74 January 2007
  E. Duffy; A. P. Hearty; S. McCarthy; M. J. Gibney

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• 35.   Estimation of exposure to food-packaging materials. 2: patterns of intakes of packaged foods in Irish children aged 5-12 years

  The aim of this study was to examine intakes of packaged food in children aged 5-12 years to provide information on the types of food that are packaged and the type of packaging used

  

  Abstract:

  In the European Union (EU), many assumptions are employed to calculate the intake of migrating chemicals from food packaging. However, very little is known about the actual intake of packaged food, the type of this food and the type of packaging used for this food. The objective of the current study was to examine intakes of packaged food in children aged 5-12 years to provide more...

  International Classification:

  Diet and lifestyle

  Categories:

  packaged food;

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Food Addit Contam, Vol: 23 Page: 715-25 July 2006
  E. Duffy; A. P. Hearty; A. Flynn; S. McCarthy; M. J. Gibney

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• 36.   Ethical principles and operational guidelines for good clinical practice in paediatric research. Recommendations of the Ethics Working Group of the Confederation of European Specialists in Paediatrics (CESP)

  This article reports on the "Principles and Operational guidelines for good clinical practice"

  

  Abstract:

  A child has the full right of protection of his/her life by provision of optional medical care. There is a need in paediatrics for better evidence based practice founded on quality research into efficacy and safety of children's medications. To protect the best interests of the child one must balance the ethical demand to do clinical studies with the necessity to avoid doing harm. To more...

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Eur J Pediatr, Vol: 163 Page: 53-7 February 2004
  D. Gill

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• 37.   Evaluating a community-based dental registration program for preschool children living in areas of high social deprivation

  The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a community-based program to promote dental registration and access to dental services for preschool children residing in areas of high social deprivation

  

  Abstract:

  AIM: This was to evaluate the effectiveness of a community-based program to promote dental registration and access to dental services for preschool children residing in areas of high social deprivation using monthly registration data provided by the Central Services Agency (CSA). DESIGN: A quasi-experimental non-equivalent two group comparison. SETTING: Areas of high social deprivation more...

  International Classification:

  Dental

  Categories:

  access to dental services

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Eur Arch Paediatr Dent, Vol: 8 Page: 55-61 March 2007
  S. Yuan; G. Kerr; K. Salmon; P. Speedy; R. Freeman

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• 38.   Evaluation of the role of pin fixation versus collar and cuff immobilisation in supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children

  This study evaluated the role of pin fixation versus collar and cuff immobilisation in supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children

  

  Abstract:

  Long term results of children with supracondylar humeral fractures treated with manipulation and strapping and manipulation followed by pin fixation were evaluated. Forty patients were regarded as Gartland type II injuries. 33 of these were treated with closed reduction and collar and cuff immobilisation and 7 with closed reduction and percutaneous pinning. Two cases of cubitus varus more...

  International Classification:

  Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - fractures

  Categories:

  supracondylar fractures of the humerus

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Injury, Vol: 31 Page: 163-7 April 2000
  J. G. Kennedy; K. El Abed; K. Soffe; S. Kearns; D. Mulcahy; F. Condon; D. Moore; F. Dowling; E. Fogarty

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• 39.   Evolution of unbalanced gain of distal chromosome 2p in neuroblastoma

  The aim of this study was to examine the evolution of unbalanced gain of distal chromosome 2p in neuroblastoma

  

  Abstract:

  Neuroblastoma, one of the most common tumors of childhood, presents at diagnosis with a vast number of recurrent chromosomal imbalances that include hyperdiploidy for whole chromosomes, partial loss of 1p, 3p, 4p, 11q, 14q, partial gain of 1q, 7q, 17q and amplification of MYCN. These abnormalities are nonrandomly distributed in neuroblastoma as loss of 3p and 11q rarely occur in MYCN more...

  International Classification:

  Neoplasms - Malignant neoplasms - neuroblastoma

  Categories:

  neuroblastoma

  Geography:

  International

  Cytogenet Genome Res, Vol: 106 Page: 49-54 2004
  R. L. Stallings; P. Carty; L. McArdle; M. Mullarkey; M. McDermott; A. O'Meara; E. Ryan; D. Catchpoole; F. Breatnach

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• 40.   Exhaled nitric oxide in relation to the clinical features of childhood asthma

  The aim of this study was to examine children attending a routine asthma clinic and evaluate the relationship between exhaled nitric oxide levels and clinical parameters including decision making.

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: Exhaled nitric oxide (ENO) has been shown to be a noninvasive marker of eosinophilic inflammation in asthmatic children. Few studies have evaluated the relationship between ENO levels and the clinical features of children with asthma. The aim of this study was to examine children attending a routine asthma clinic and evaluate the relationship between ENO levels and clinical more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the respiratory system - Chronic lower respiratory diseases - asthma

  Categories:

  asthma

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  J Asthma, Vol: 41 Page: 751-7 October 2004
  T. J. Warke; V. Mairs; P. S. Fitch; V. McGovern; M. Ennis; M. D. Shields

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• 41.   Experience in performing pyelolithotomy and pyeloplasty in children on day-surgery basis

  The aim of this study was to audit the success of implementing a day-surgery admission policy for pyelolithotomy and pyeloplasty in pediatric cases

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the success of implementing a day-surgery admission policy for pyelolithotomy and pyeloplasty in pediatric cases. METHODS: A retrospective audit of the urology day-surgery unit records was performed for the period of January 1994 to December 1998. The data included the number of patients and their sex, type of procedures performed, the criteria for case more...

  International Classification:

  Factors influencing health status and contact with health services - persons encountering health services for examination and investigation - day-surgery admissions

  Categories:

  day-surgery admissions

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Urology, Vol: 64 Page: 1220-2; discussion 1222-3 December 2004
  M. Mohamed; G. Hollins; M. Eissa

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• 42.   Factors affecting caries levels amongst 5-year-old children in County Kerry, Ireland

  The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with high caries levels in 5-year-old children in the Kerry Community Care Area of the Southern Health Board in Ireland

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: To investigate the factors associated with high caries levels in 5-year-old children in the Kerry Community Care Area of the Southern Health Board in Ireland. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: County Kerry, Ireland in 1997. SUBJECTS: A random sample of 5-year-old children. METHOD: Six hundred and thirty-six 5-year-old children were examined for caries following WHO more...

  International Classification:

  Dental

  Categories:

  caries

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Community Dent Health, Vol: 18 Page: 72-8 June 2001
  M. I. Creedon; D. M. O'Mullane

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• 43.   Factors associated with internal hip rotation gait in patients with cerebral palsy

  This study examined factors associated with internal hip rotation gait in patients with cerebral palsy

  

  Abstract:

  Internal rotation gait is common in children with cerebral palsy. Factors thought to contribute include femoral anteversion, hip flexor tightness, imbalance of hip rotators, and hamstring and adductor tightness. The exact cause of internal rotation must be defined before contemplating surgery. We investigated the prevalence of internal hip rotation and associated factors, which are more...

  International Classification:

  Other - internal hip rotation gait

  Categories:

  internal hip rotation gait

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  J Pediatr Orthop, Vol: 26 Page: 537-41 2006 Jul-Aug
  R. O'Sullivan; M. Walsh; P. Hewart; A. Jenkinson; L. A. Ross; T. O'Brien

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• 44.   Factors associated with pelvic retraction during gait in cerebral palsy

  The aim of this study was to examine factors associated with pelvic retraction during gait in cerebral palsy

  

  Abstract:

  Clinical and dynamic (gait-related) measures thought to be associated with pelvic retraction were investigated in patients with cerebral palsy. Gait laboratory data of 233 patients with cerebral palsy were studied retrospectively. Two groups were selected; those who demonstrated pelvic retraction during gait <-6.85 degrees (mean - 2 standard deviations from normal (n=88) and those with more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the nervous system - Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes - cerebral palsy

  Categories:

  cerebral palsy

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Gait Posture, Vol: 25 Page: 425-31 March 2007
  R. O'Sullivan; M. Walsh; A. Jenkinson; T. O'Brien

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• 45.   Factors influencing the costs of emergency medical admissions to an Irish teaching hospital

  The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between coded diseases at the time of hospital discharge and costs of hospital re-admission.

  

  Abstract:

  This study examined whether there is a relationship between coded diseases at the time of hospital discharge and costs of hospital re-admission. We carried out a systematic review of data relating to emergency medical patients admitted to St. James' Hospital in Dublin between 1 January 2002 and 31 October 2004. Data on discharges from hospital were analyzed as recorded in the hospital more...

  International Classification:

  Health service provision

  Categories:

  hospital discharge and costs

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Eur J Health Econ, Vol: 7 Page: 123-8 June 2006
  E. D. Moloney; K. Bennett; B. Silke

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• 46.   Failure of cutting balloon angioplasty to prevent restenosis in childhood pulmonary venous stenosis

  This case report discusses bilateral pulmonary vein stenosis in a 5-year-old boy

  

  Abstract:

  We describe bilateral pulmonary vein stenosis in a 5-year-old boy. He initially presented with haemoptysis secondary to left upper lobe pulmonary vein atresia and left lower lobe stenosis and subsequently he underwent left-sided pneumonectomy. He underwent repeat cardiac catheterizations with repeated balloon angioplasty of the right-sided venous stenoses using a cutting balloon. more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the circulatory system - Report

  Categories:

  bilateral pulmonary vein stenosis

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Catheter Cardiovasc Interv, Vol: 68 Page: 763-6 November 2006
  C. J. McMahon; M. McDermott; K. P. Walsh

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• 47.   Familial and cultural perceptions and beliefs of oral hygiene and dietary practices among ethnically and socio-economicall diverse groups

  The aim of this study was to develop a valid and reliable psychometric measure to examine the extent to which parents' attitudes about engaging in twice-daily tooth brushing and controlling sugar snacking predict behaviours in children

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE; The aim of this international study was to develop a valid and reliable psychometric measure to examine the extent to which parents' attitudes about engaging in twice-daily tooth brushing and controlling sugar snacking predict these respective behaviours in their children. A supplementary objective was to assess whether ethnic group, culture, level of deprivation or more...

  International Classification:

  Diet and lifestyle

  Categories:

  psychometric testing

  Geography:

  International

  Community Dent Health, Vol: 21 Page: 102-11 March 2004
  P. M. Adair; C. M. Pine; G. Burnside; A. D. Nicoll; A. Gillett; S. Anwar; Z. Broukal; I. G. Chestnutt; D. Declerck; F. X. Ping; R. Ferro; R. Freeman; D. Grant-Mills; T. Gugushe; J. Hunsrisakhun; M. Irigoyen-Camacho; E. C. Lo; M. H. Moola; S. Naidoo; U. Nyandindi; V. J. Poulsen; F. Ramos-Gomez; N. Razanamihaja; S. Shahid; M. S. Skeie; O. P. Skur; C. Splieth; T. C. Soo; H. Whelton; D. W. Young

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• 48.   Familial membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type III

  This case report discusses a case of intergeneration familial membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type III

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) is a relatively uncommon cause of progressive renal disease characterized by immune complex deposition resulting in mesangial proliferation and endocapillary inflammation with capillary wall thickening and double contour formation. Although a familial linkage has been reported in MPGN type II disease and less often in type I more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the genitourinary system - Report

  Categories:

  familial membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type III

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Am J Kidney Dis, Vol: 40 Page: E1 July 2002
  J. Neary; A. Dorman; E. Campbell; M. Keogan; P. Conlon

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• 49.   Familial vesicoureteral reflux: influence of sex on prevalence and expression

  The aim of this study was to describe the impact of sex on familial vesicoureteral reflux

  

  Abstract:

  PURPOSE: Familial clustering of vesicoureteral reflux implies that genetic factors have an important role in the pathogenesis of vesicoureteral reflux. We investigated the impact of sex on familial vesicoureteral reflux. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between 1998 and 2003 we identified 159 white families with at least 2 children (range 2 to 5) with vesicoureteral reflux confirmed by a voiding more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the genitourinary system - Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases - vesicoureteric reflux

  Categories:

  renal scarring in familial vesicoureteral reflux

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  J Urol, Vol: 176 Page: 1776-80 October 2006
  M. E. Pirker; N. Mohanan; E. Colhoun; D. Barton; A. Green; P. Puri

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• 50.   Fate of the retained ureteral stump after upper pole heminephrectomy in duplex kidneys

  This study examined the long-term outcome of retained ureteral stumps in children undergoing heminephrectomy for nonfunctioning upper pole moieties in duplex kidneys

  

  Abstract:

  PURPOSE: We review the long-term outcome of retained ureteral stumps in children undergoing heminephrectomy for nonfunctioning upper pole moieties in duplex kidneys. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The medical records of 50 patients who underwent 50 upper pole heminephrectomies for a nonfunctioning upper pole moiety of a duplex kidney between January 1990 and December 2000 were reviewed more...

  International Classification:

  Procedure - heminephrectomy

  Categories:

  heminephrectomy

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  J Urol, Vol: 168 Page: 679-80 August 2002
  D. De Caluwe; B. Chertin; P. Puri

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• 51.   Fathers' perspectives on the emotional impact of managing the care of their children with cystic fibrosis

  This study examines fathers' perspectives on the emotional impact of managing the care of their children with cystic fibrosis (CF) are examined

  

  Abstract:

  In this article, fathers' perspectives on the emotional impact of managing the care of their children with cystic fibrosis (CF) are examined. The constant worry of living with the unpredictability of CF was highlighted in this study, drawing on interviews with eight Irish fathers, who experienced difficulties communicating their concerns to others. Despite efforts at not dwelling on CF, more...

  International Classification:

  Other - perspectives

  Categories:

  fathers' perspectives on managing children

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  J Pediatr Nurs, Vol: 23 Page: 250-6 August 2008
  C. C. Hayes; E. Savage

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