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Translating policy into practice: a case study in the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2011-12-12)
Background This paper focuses on the relationships between health policy' as it is embodied in official documentation, and health practice' as reported and reflected on in the talk of policy-makers, health professionals ...
Projecting productivity losses for cancer-related mortality 2011 – 2030
(Springer Nature, 2016-10-18)
Background: When individuals stop working due to cancer this represents a loss to society - the loss of productivity. The aim of this analysis was to estimate productivity losses associated with premature mortality from ...
Using pm2.5 concentrations to estimate the health burden from solid fuel combustion, with application to irish and scottish homes
(Springer Nature, 2013-06-19)
Background: This study estimates the potential population health burden from exposure to combustion-derived particulate air pollution in domestic settings in Ireland and Scotland.
Methods: The study focused on solid fuel ...
Improving antimicrobial prescribing in irish primary care through electronic data collection and surveillance: a feasibility study
(Springer Nature, 2015-07-02)
Background: The increase in the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacterial pathogens and limited availability of new antimicrobials places immense pressure on general practitioners (GPs) to prescribe appropriately. ...
Spatial variation of soil test phosphorus in a long-term grazed experimental grassland fieldweijun fu1, 2
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010-06-11)
The spatial variation of soil test P (STP) in grassland soils is becoming important because of the use of STP as a basis for policies such as the recently EU-introduced Nitrate Directive. This research investigates the ...
The first occurrence of a ctx-m esbl-producing escherichia coli outbreak mediated by mother to neonate transmission in an irish neonatal intensive care unit
(Springer Nature, 2017-01-05)
Background: Escherichia coli (E. coli) comprise part of the normal vaginal microflora. Transfer from mother to neonate can occur during delivery resulting, sometimes, in neonatal bacterial disease. Here, we aim to report ...
Genetic fingerprinting of salmon louse (lepeophtheirus salmonis) populations in the north-east atlantic using a random forest classification approach
(Springer Nature, 2018-01-19)
Caligid sea lice represent a significant threat to salmonid aquaculture worldwide. Population genetic analyses have consistently shown minimal population genetic structure in North Atlantic Lepeophtheirus salmonis, frustrating ...
High level of treatment failure with commonly used anthelmintics on irish sheep farms
(Springer Nature, 2014-01-01)
Background: In 2013 a Technology Adoption Program for sheep farmers was established to encourage the implementation of best management practices on sheep farms in Ireland. There were 4,500 participants in this programme ...