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1. Acute gastroenteritis in northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland: a telephone survey

The aim of this study was to examine rates of acute gastroenteritis in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

Abstract:

Most people with acute gastroenteritis do not seek medical care and are therefore not captured by routine surveillance. For this reason, population-based studies are needed to measure the burden of illness. A study of acute gastroenteritis in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland surveyed 9,903 people by telephone over the 12-month period from December 2000 to November 2001. The more...

International Classification:

Diseases of the digestive system - acute gastroenteritis

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acute gastroenteritis

Geography:

Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

Commun Dis Public Health, Vol: 7 Page: 61-7 March 2004
E. Scallan; M. Fitzgerald; C. Collins; D. Crowley; L. Daly; M. Devine; D. Igoe; T. Quigley; T. Robinson; B. Smyth

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2. 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

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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

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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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3. Prevalence of overweight and obesity on the island of Ireland: results from the North South Survey of Children's Height, Weight and Body Mass Index, 2002

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

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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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4. Smoking, atopy and certain furry pets are maior determinants of respiratory symptoms in children: The international study of asthma and allergies in childhood study (ireland)

The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and the level of diagnosis, and to compare determinants of asthma and severe wheeze in two countries

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Background: Environmental, cultural and health care differences may account for variation among countries in the prevalence of asthma and respiratory symptoms in teenagers. Objective: To examine the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and the level of diagnosis, and to compare determinants of asthma and severe wheeze in two countries. Methods: Self-completion questionnaires based on the more...

International Classification:

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

Categories:

respiratory symptoms; asthma; severe wheeze

Geography:

Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

Clinical and Experimental Allergy, Vol: 33 Page: 96-100 2003
J. W. G. Yarnell; M. R. Stevenson; J. MacMahon; M. Shields; E. E. McCrum; C. C. Patterson; A. E. Evans; P. J. Manning; L. Clancy

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5. The prevalence of "pure" autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraparesis in the island of Ireland

The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and features of pure autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraparesis in the island of Ireland

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OBJECTIVES: Hereditary spastic paraparesis (HSP) is clinically and genetically heterogeneous. "Pure" autosomal dominant (AD) HSP is most common and eight genetic loci are identified to date. Previous studies have included autosomal recessive and sporadic cases in prevalence calculations. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and features of pure ADHSP in the island of more...

International Classification:

Diseases of the nervous system - Systemic atrophies primarily affecting the central nervous system - spastic paraparesis

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autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraparesis

Geography:

Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, Vol: 72 Page: 43-6 January 2002
P. McMonagle; S. Webb; M. Hutchinson

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1. Acute gastroenteritis in northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland: a telephone survey

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

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3. Prevalence of overweight and obesity on the island of Ireland: results from the North South Survey of Children's Height, Weight and Body Mass Index, 2002

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4. Smoking, atopy and certain furry pets are maior determinants of respiratory symptoms in children: The international study of asthma and allergies in childhood study (ireland)

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5. The prevalence of "pure" autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraparesis in the island of Ireland

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