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This study aimed to explore a benchmarking comparison survey of regional neonatal units
Abstract:
There are currently eight regional neonatal units in Ireland; three in Dublin and one each in Cork, Limerick, Galway, Drogheda and Waterford. Previous studies have shown a significant variation in the provision of care and services between such units. In July 2005, a postal questionnaire was distributed to a focus group of staff in the eight regional units. The objective was to identify more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - regional neonatal units
Categories:
regional neonatal units
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 100 Page: 429-30 April 2007
L. Hickey; C. Owens; T. Clarke
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The aim of this study was to examine the epidemiology of childhood-onset Type I diabetes mellitus in Europe-the EURODIAB collaborative group established prospective, geographically-defined registers of children diagnosed under 15 years of age
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: To describe the epidemiology of childhood-onset Type I (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus in Europe, the EURODIAB collaborative group established prospective, geographically-defined registers of children diagnosed under 15 years of age. A total of 16,362 cases were registered by 44 centres during the period 1989-1994. The registers cover a population of approximately more...
International Classification:
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases - Diabetes mellitus - type 1 diabetes mellitus
Categories:
type 1 diabetes mellitus
Geography:
International
Diabetologia,
Vol: 44 Suppl 3 Page: B9-16 October 2001
C. C. Patterson; G. Dahlquist; G. Soltesz; A. Green
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The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and correlates of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in the Republic of Ireland (RoI) and Northern Ireland (NI).
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BACKGROUND: Childhood obesity is emerging as a major public health problem in developed and developing countries worldwide. The aim of this survey was to establish baseline data on the prevalence and correlates of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in the Republic of Ireland (RoI) and Northern Ireland (NI). METHODS: The heights and weights of 19,617 school-going more...
International Classification:
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease - Obesity and other hyperalimentation - obesity
Categories:
overweight; obesity
Geography:
Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
BMC Public Health,
Vol: 7 Page: 187 2007
H. Whelton; J. Harrington; E. Crowley; V. Kelleher; M. Cronin; I. J. Perry
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This article discusses The Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ-PF50) studies: Sincere congratulations and a sincere plea for terminological accurary
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology,
Vol: 20 Page: 436-437 2002
F. T. Houghton; N. Ruperto; A. Martini
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The aim of this study was to examine the predictors of children's geographical knowledge of other countries
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Investigated the predictors of children's geographical knowledge of other countries. 261 English children (aged 6-13 yrs) were interviewed in order to assess their affect for, and knowledge of, 5 specific countries: France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Spain. The children's travel experience to these countries was also assessed. The children comprising the sample were differentiated in more...
International Classification:
Education
Categories:
education
Geography:
International
Journal of Environmental Psychology,
Vol: 22 Page: 78-94 2002
Alison Bourchier; Martyn Barrett; Evanthia Lyons
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The aim of this study was to examine the incidence of Down syndrome and the effects of changing demographics on incidence rates
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This is a retrospective survey of all cases of Down syndrome recorded between 1981 and 2000 to mothers resident in Co. Galway. The study compares the incidence of Down syndrome in both decades and examines the effects of changing demographics on incidence rates. The overall prevalence rate was 26.8/10,000 live births for the full period. Although there were 5119 fewer births in the more...
International Classification:
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Chromosomal abnormalities, not elsewhere classified - Down Syndrome
Categories:
Down Syndrome
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 100 Page: 329-31 January 2007
S. O'Nuallain; O. Flanagan; I. Raffat; G. Avalos; B. Dineen
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