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The aim of this study was to examine the development of children's temporal orientation (present/future) concept and the stability of hopes, aspirations, and fears for school and occupation over a 1-yr period.
Abstract:
Examined the development of children's temporal orientation (present/future) concept and the stability of hopes, aspirations, and fears for school and occupation over a 1-yr period. Ss were 104 4-9 yr olds in Northern Ireland. The results of the Future-Self Questionnaire and the "Me Tree" suggest that with age, children become more capable of expressing thoughts relative to more...
International Classification:
Other - temporal orientation (present/future) concept
Categories:
temporal orientation (present/future) concept
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Irish Journal of Psychology,
Vol: 21 Page: 227-236 2000
Amanda McCallion; Karen Trew
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The aim of this study was to examine the associations between early life factors and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Abstract:
In a historical cohort study of all singleton live births in Northern Ireland from 1971-86 (n=434,933) associations between early life factors and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia were investigated. Multivariable analyses showed a positive association between high paternal age (> or =35 years) and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (relative risk=1.49; 95% confidence interval more...
International Classification:
Neoplasms-lymphoblastic leukaemia
Categories:
lymphoblastic leukaemia (acute)
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Br J Cancer,
Vol: 86 Page: 356-61 February 2002
L. Murray; P. McCarron; K. Bailie; R. Middleton; G. Davey Smith; S. Dempsey; A. McCarthy; A. Gavin
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The aim of this study was to assess the relation between the energy density of the diet in childhood, calculated in a number of ways, and change in adiposity from childhood to adolescence
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The contribution of energy density (ED) of the total diet to increased risk of obesity from childhood into adolescence is unclear. OBJECTIVE: We assessed the relation between the ED of the diet in childhood, calculated in a number of ways, and change in adiposity from childhood to adolescence. DESIGN: In a prospective study, 48 children (30 boys, 18 girls) were initially more...
International Classification:
Diet and lifestyle
Categories:
diet
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Am J Clin Nutr,
Vol: 87 Page: 1230-7 May 2008
T. A. McCaffrey; K. L. Rennie; M. A. Kerr; J. M. Wallace; M. P. Hannon-Fletcher; W. A. Coward; S. A. Jebb; M. B. Livingstone
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The aim of this study was to look at morbidity levels of the population of Northern Ireland at the time of the 2001 census, and subsequent mortality over the following four years
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: From a public health perspective and for the appropriate allocation of resources it is important to understand the differences in health between areas. This paper examines the variations in morbidity and mortality between urban and rural areas. METHODS: This is a cohort study looking at morbidity levels of the population of Northern Ireland at the time of the 2001 census, more...
International Classification:
Deaths
Categories:
Northern Ireland national morbidity levels
Geography:
Northern Ireland
BMC Public Health,
Vol: 7 Page: 123 2007
G. O'Reilly; D. O'Reilly; M. Rosato; S. Connolly
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