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The voice of the child in social work assessments: age-appropriate communication with children
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015-05-05)
This article describes a child-centred method for engaging with children involved in the child protection and welfare system. One of the primary arguments underpinning this research is that social workers need to be skilled ...
Antimicrobial catheters for reduction of symptomatic urinary tract infection in adults requiring short-term catheterisation in hospital: a multicentre randomised controlled trial
(Elsevier BV, 2012-12-01)
Background Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is a major preventable cause of harm for patients in hospital. We aimed to establish whether short-term routine use of antimicrobial catheters reduced risk of ...
New insights into the endophenotypic status of cognition in bipolar disorder: genetic modelling study of twins and siblings
(Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2016-03-17)
Background
Twin studies have lacked statistical power to apply advanced genetic modelling techniques to the search for cognitive endophenotypes for bipolar disorder.
Aims
To quantify the shared genetic variability between ...
The technical report on sodium intake and cardiovascular disease in low- and middle-income countries by the joint working group of the world heart federation, the european society of hypertension and the european public health association
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2017-01-21)
Ingestion of sodium is essential to health, but excess sodium intake is a risk factor for hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Defining an optimal range of sodium intake in populations has been challenging and ...
Pension provision by small employers in ireland: an analysis of personal retirement savings account (prsa) using bounded rationality theory
(Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2017-12-29)
This paper applies a model of bounded rationality to study small employers' decision-making on pension provision in Ireland. Personal Retirement Savings Account (PRSA) pension products were intended to provide inexpensive, ...
Peer victimization and subjective health among students reporting disability or chronic illness in 11 western countries
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2012-08-28)
Background: To compare the strength of the association between peer victimization at school and subjective health according to the disability or chronic illness (D/CI) status of students across countries. Methods: This ...
Transcarotid transcatheter aortic valve replacement
(Elsevier BV, 2016-03-01)
Estimating biomass, fishing mortality, and "total allowable discards" for surveyed non-target fish
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2014-08-27)
Demersal fisheries targeting a few high-value species often catch and discard other "non-target" species. It is difficult to quantify the impact of this incidental mortality when population biomass of a ...
An exploration of strategies used by older people to obtain information about health- and social care services in the community
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2015-09-08)
Purpose To explore the strategies used by older people living in Ireland to obtain information about community health and social services.
Methods A qualitative exploratory design was used. Focus groups (n = 3) were conducted ...
Methodology in conducting a systematic review of systematic reviews of healthcare interventions
(Springer Nature, 2011-02-03)
Background: Hundreds of studies of maternity care interventions have been published, too many for most people involved in providing maternity care to identify and consider when making decisions. It became apparent that ...