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The aim of this study was to explore the impact on mortality and morbidity of parenteral penicillin given to children before admission to hospital with suspected meningococcal disease
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OBJECTIVE: To explore the impact on mortality and morbidity of parenteral penicillin given to children before admission to hospital with suspected meningococcal disease. DESIGN: Retrospective comparison of fatal and non-fatal cases. SETTING: England, Wales, and Northern Ireland; December 1997 to February 1999. PARTICIPANTS: 158 children aged 0-16 years (26 died, 132 survived) in whom a more...
International Classification:
Other - parenteral penicillin
Categories:
parenteral penicillin; -mortality; morbidity;
Geography:
the United Kingdom
Bmj,
Vol: 332 Page: 1295-8 June 2006
A. Harnden; N. Ninis; M. Thompson; R. Perera; M. Levin; D. Mant; R. Mayon-White
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The aim of this study was to examine standards of diabetes and maternal care and the outcomes of pregnancies
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The second of three studies being undertaken by the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH) has recently reported its findings and recommendations. The standards of diabetes and maternal care and the outcomes of 3808 pregnancies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are described. Pre-pregnancy planning and care before conception is poor. Stillbirth rate (26.8 per more...
International Classification:
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - diabetes and pregnancies
Categories:
diabetes and pregnancies
Geography:
the United Kingdom
Diabet Med,
Vol: 23 Page: 481-4 May 2006
I. F. Casson
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This international study recorded measurement of height and weight to examine the current prevalence of these measures of anthropometry in children in developed countries
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Concern has been expressed in recent years over the rising trends in overweight and obesity, particularly in children in developed countries. No recent data were available for Northern Ireland, therefore measurements of height and weight were included in a study in Northern Ireland originally designed as part of an international study to estimate the prevalence of symptoms of asthma and more...
International Classification:
Growth and development
Categories:
height; weight
Geography:
International
Acta Paediatr,
Vol: 90 Page: 1435-9 December 2001
J. W. Yarnell; E. E. McCrum; C. C. Patterson; P. Skidmore; M. D. Shields; J. McMahon; A. E. Evans
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The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of childhood visual disorders: amblyopia (strabismus, refractive errors) and organic disease. It also assesses treatment outcomes, visual impairment and residual amblyopia
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PURPOSE: This population-based study examines the prevalence of childhood visual disorders: amblyopia (strabismus, refractive errors) and organic disease. It also assesses treatment outcomes, visual impairment and residual amblyopia. METHODS: 1582 children were retrospectively analysed on treatment completion (age 8-9 years). Significant visual disorders included: esotropia, exotropia, more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the eye and adnexa - visual disorders
Categories:
childhood visual disorders; amblyopia; strabismus; refractive errors;
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Ophthalmic Epidemiol,
Vol: 12 Page: 243-50 August 2005
U. M. Donnelly; N. M. Stewart; M. Hollinger
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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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The aim of this study was to explore regional variations in Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation referrals and neonatal deaths due to severe respiratory failure in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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BACKGROUND: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) remains the mainstay of management in neonates with severe but potentially reversible respiratory failure. In the UK, ECMO is available only as a supraregional service at four centres. OBJECTIVE: To explore regional variations in ECMO referrals and neonatal deaths due to severe respiratory failure in England, Wales and Northern more...
International Classification:
Health service provision
Categories:
severe respiratory failure
Geography:
the United Kingdom
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed,
Vol: 93 Page: F104-7 March 2008
R. Tiruvoipati; H. Pandya; B. Manktelow; J. Smith; I. Dodkins; D. Elbourne; D. Field
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The aim of the study was to examine the United Kingdom country and English regional differences in childhood overweight (including obesity) at 3 years and determine whether any differences persist after adjustment for individual risk factors
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OBJECTIVE: To examine UK country and English regional differences in childhood overweight (including obesity) at 3 years and determine whether any differences persist after adjustment for individual risk factors. DESIGN: Nationally representative prospective study. SETTING: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. PARTICIPANTS: 13 194 singleton children from the UK Millennium more...
International Classification:
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease - Obesity and other hyperalimentation - obesity
Categories:
overweight; obesity
Geography:
the United Kingdom
Arch Dis Child,
Vol: 93 Page: 407-13 May 2008
S. S. Hawkins; L. J. Griffiths; T. J. Cole; C. Dezateux; C. Law
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This study examined relationships between the longitudinal development of biological risk factors for coronary heart disease and the development of lifestyles considered to be atherogenic
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The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between the longitudinal development of biological risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) (namely, serum lipids, body fatness, blood pressure and cardiorespiratory fitness) and the development of lifestyles considered to be atherogenic. The study was conducted in a representative sample of adolescents from Northern Ireland, a more...
International Classification:
Longitudinal - Coronary heart disease
Categories:
coronary heart disease
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Public Health,
Vol: 113 Page: 7-12 January 1999
C. Boreham; J. Twisk; W. van Mechelen; M. Savage; J. Strain; G. Cran
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The aim of this study was assess the reliability of drug use reports by young respondents, this study examined the extent of recanting previous drug use reports within an ongoing longitudinal survey of adolescent drug use
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AIMS: To assess the reliability of drug use reports by young respondents, this study examined the extent of recanting previous drug use reports within an ongoing longitudinal survey of adolescent drug use. Here, recanting was defined as a positive report of life-time drug use that was subsequently denied 1 year later. The covariates of recanting were also studied. DESIGN: An ongoing more...
International Classification:
Drugs - the reliability of drug use reports
Categories:
reliability of drug use reports
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Addiction,
Vol: 100 Page: 189-96 February 2005
A. Percy; S. McAlister; K. Higgins; P. McCrystal; M. Thornton
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The aim of this study was to examine the extent to which meteorologic factors explain seasonality in birth weight in a developed country
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the extent to which meteorologic factors explain seasonality in birth weight in a developed country. METHODS: Recorded birth weights were collected for all singleton live births after 36 weeks of pregnancy in Northern Ireland between 1971 and 1986. Data on daily maximum and minimum temperatures, rainfall, and hours of bright sunshine were obtained from a local more...
International Classification:
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - season variation in birth weight
Categories:
season variation in birth weight
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Obstet Gynecol,
Vol: 96 Page: 689-95 November 2000
L. J. Murray; D. P. O'Reilly; N. Betts; C. C. Patterson; G. Davey Smith; A. E. Evans
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The aim of this study was to examine trends in the incidence of Type 1 diabetes in Northern Ireland over the period 1989-2003
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AIMS: To investigate secular trends in the incidence of Type 1 diabetes in Northern Ireland over the period 1989-2003. To highlight geographical variations in the incidence of Type 1 diabetes by producing disease maps and to compare incidence rates by relevant area characteristics. METHODS: New cases of Type 1 diabetes in children aged 0-14 years in Northern Ireland were prospectively more...
International Classification:
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases - Diabetes mellitus - type 1 diabetes mellitus
Categories:
type 1 diabetes
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Diabet Med,
Vol: 24 Page: 289-95 March 2007
C. R. Cardwell; D. J. Carson; C. C. Patterson
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The aim of this study was to test for socioeconomic differences in some biological and behavioural risk factors for obesity in a representative and contemporary sample of adolescents
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OBJECTIVES. To test for socioeconomic differences in some biological and behavioral risk factors for obesity in a representative and contemporary sample of adolescents. METHODS: Cohort study of 2 016 randomly selected 12- and 15-year-olds representative of Northern Ireland, studied in 2000. We tested for differences in obesity risk factors based on a priori hypotheses between more...
International Classification:
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease - Obesity and other hyperalimentation - obesity
Categories:
obesity
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Int J Pediatr Obes,
Vol: 1 Page: 114-9 2006
M. Mutunga; A. M. Gallagher; C. Boreham; D. C. Watkins; L. J. Murray; G. Cran; J. J. Reilly
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This study examined socioeconomic differentials in behavioural and biological risk factors for coronary heart disease in young people from Northern Ireland, taking into account differences in biological maturation
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BACKGROUND: This study investigates the existence of socioeconomic differentials in behavioural and biological risk factors for coronary heart disease in young people from Northern Ireland, taking into account differences in biological maturation. METHODS: A school-based prospective study, with measurements in 1989/1990 and 1992/1993. Socio-economic position was based on occupational more...
International Classification:
Longitudinal - coronary heart disease
Categories:
coronary heart disease
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Eur J Public Health,
Vol: 11 Page: 43-50 March 2001
F. J. Van Lenthe; C. A. Boreham; J. W. Twisk; J. J. Strain; J. M. Savage; G. D. Smith
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The aim of this study was to examine secular trends in measures of fatness over a 10-y period (the 1990s) in Northern Irish schoolchildren
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OBJECTIVE: To examine secular trends in measures of fatness over a 10-y period (the 1990s) in Northern Irish schoolchildren. DESIGN: Repeat cross-sectional surveys. SUBJECTS: In total, 12- and 15-y-old children randomly selected from post-primary schools. A total of 1015 children studied between 1989 and 1990, and 2017 studied between 1999 and 2001. MEASUREMENTS: The same study methods more...
International Classification:
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease - Obesity and other hyperalimentation - obesity
Categories:
secular trends; fatness
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Int J Obes (Lond),
Vol: 29 Page: 579-85 June 2005
D. C. Watkins; L. J. Murray; P. McCarron; C. A. Boreham; G. W. Cran; I. S. Young; C. McGartland; P. J. Robson; J. M. Savage
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The aim of this study was to describe investigate the changing profile of children attending a special school for visually impaired children over a 30-year period
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AIM: To investigate the changing profile of children attending a special school for visually impaired children over a 30-year period. METHODS: Between 1975 and 2004, 266 children were identified as having been students in the introductory years to secondary education at Jordanstown School. School records and records from the Regional Paediatric Low Vision Clinic at the Royal Victoria more...
International Classification:
Disabilities - visually impairment
Categories:
visually impairement
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Ophthalmic Physiol Opt,
Vol: 27 Page: 556-60 November 2007
J. McClelland; K. J. Saunders; N. Hill; A. Magee; M. Shannon; A. J. Jackson
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This study examined the clinical outcome of pregnancies with non-Rh-D antibody using retrospective case note review.
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We assessed the clinical outcome of pregnancies with non-Rh-D antibody in Northern Ireland using retrospective case note review. During the study period (April 1999- March 2000) 186 women with clinically significant antibodies were identified from the records of the antenatal laboratory of the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service. Eighty-five women were included in the study using more...
International Classification:
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - pregnancies with non-Rh-D antibody
Categories:
pregnancies with non-Rh-D antibody
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Ulster Med J,
Vol: 70 Page: 89-94 November 2001
A. Chandrasekar; K. G. Morris; T. R. Tubman; S. Tharma; W. M. McClelland
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The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of social disadvantage on motor development in young children
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BACKGROUND: Empirical research suggests that social disadvantage has a negative effect on the development of language, and related cognitive skills such as reading. There is, however, no corresponding body of research on the impact of social disadvantage on motor development. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of social disadvantage on motor development in more...
International Classification:
Growth and development
Categories:
early neuromotor indicators
Geography:
Northern Ireland
J Child Psychol Psychiatry,
Vol: 48 Page: 1214-22 December 2007
M. McPhillips; J. A. Jordan-Black
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The aim of this study was to analyse the incidence, aetiology and management of live born cases of hydrops fetalis in a Regional Perinatal Centre
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OBJECTIVES: To analyse the incidence, aetiology and management of live born cases of hydrops fetalis in a Regional Perinatal Centre. METHODS: We reviewed 35 cases of hydrops delivered over a six year period. RESULTS: Non-immune hydrops accounted for 80% of the cases and the majority of babies required Level 1 intensive care. The mortality rate was 40%. CONCLUSION: The pattern of hydrops more...
International Classification:
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period - Haemorrhagic and haematological disorders of fetus and newborn - hydrops fetalis
Categories:
hydrops fetalis
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Ulster Med J,
Vol: 75 Page: 185-6 September 2006
B. Trainor; R. Tubman
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The aim of this study was to examine the epidemiology of peritonsillar abscess disease, to describe the impact of the nature of microbiological sampling on culture results
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OBJECTIVES: 1. To describe the epidemiology of peritonsillar abscess disease in Northern Ireland. 2. To describe the impact of the nature of microbiological sampling on culture results. METHOD: Retrospective review of cases of peritonsillar abscess identified by diagnostic coding in three centres in Northern Ireland between August 2001 and July 2002. RESULTS: One hundred and twenty more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the respiratory system - Other diseases of upper respiratory tract - peritonsillar abscess disease
Categories:
peritonsillar abscess disease
Geography:
Northern Ireland
J Infect,
Vol: 52 Page: 247-53 April 2006
B. C. Hanna; R. McMullan; G. Gallagher; S. Hedderwick
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The aim of this study was to examine data on infants affected by the haemolytic disease Rhesus D with regard to adverse outcomes and the current routine antenatal prophylactic anti-D programme
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It has been suggested that routine antenatal prophylactic anti-D should be introduced for prevention of Rhesus D (RhD) haemolytic disease. Before making changes to the current prevention program it is important, therefore, to have up-to-date data on affected infants. Pregnant women with anti-D antibodies between September 1994 and February 1997 were identified by the Northern Ireland more...
International Classification:
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period - Haemorrhagic and haematological disorders of fetus and newborn - haemolytic disease Rhesus D
Categories:
haemolytic disease Rhesus D
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 93 Page: 17-8 2000 Jan-Feb
S. Craig; K. Morris; T. Tubman; B. McClure
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This study examined the incidence of congenital heart disease diagnosed in the infants presenting to the tertiary referral centre in Belfast.
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There is a recognised association between major gastrointestinal (GI) malformations and congenital heart disease (CHD). A retrospective study over 10 years involving 240 infants born with gastrointestinal malformations was conducted in the Royal Belfast Hospital For Sick Children (RBHSC). We felt it was important to look at the incidence of CHD diagnosed in the infants presenting to the more...
International Classification:
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Congenital malformations of the circulatory system - congenital heart disease
Categories:
congenital heart disease
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Ulster Med J,
Vol: 69 Page: 23-6 May 2000
A. J. Thompson; H. C. Mulholland
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The aim of this study was to examine patient demographics for those survivors, referred for prosthetic fitting, who have sustained limb amputations as a result of the Troubles from 1969 to 2003
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The Troubles in Northern Ireland have now lasted 34 years. Divisions and strife between the opposing loyalist and republican communities, and between the communities and the security forces, have led to thousands of deaths and injuries. The violence has often been indiscriminate injuring and killing totally innocent people. Staff at the Regional Disablement Services at Musgrave Park more...
International Classification:
Procedure - limb amputations
Categories:
limb amputations
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Prosthet Orthot Int,
Vol: 28 Page: 225-9 December 2004
L. E. Graham; R. C. Parke
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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
Categories:
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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This study investigated the risk of type 1 diabetes after tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy
International Classification:
Procedure - tonsillectomy
Categories:
type 1 diabetes after tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Diabetes Care,
Vol: 30 Page: 2564-5 October 2007
C. R. Cardwell; D. J. Carson; E. J. McNaboe; C. C. Patterson
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The aim of this study was to examine describe the epidemiology of Candida bloodstream infections
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiology of Candida bloodstream infections (BSI) in Northern Ireland. METHODS: Retrospective collation of data relating to all clinically significant BSI in a university teaching hospital, which had been recorded prospectively, between 1984 and 2000. RESULTS: One hundred and forty five episodes of candidaemia occurred in 144 patients (of mean age 56.6 more...
International Classification:
Fungi - Candida
Categories:
Candida bloodstream infections
Geography:
Northern Ireland
J Infect,
Vol: 45 Page: 25-8 July 2002
R. McMullan; R. McClurg; J. Xu; J. E. Moore; B. C. Millar; M. Crowe; S. Hedderwick
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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
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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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