Current concepts on bibliometrics: a brief review about impact factor, Eigenfactor score, CiteScore, SCImago Journal Rank, Source-Normalised Impact per Paper, H-index, and alternative metrics.

abstract：:Serum antibodies to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) were measured in members of twenty-nine families in which two or more first degree relatives had rheumatoid arthritis (RA). These patients were assessed clinically for activity of disease and their treatment recorded. A higher proportion of seropositive individuals was foun...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： McDermott M,Molloy M,Buckley J,Greally J

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new investigative modality, cervicography, has been advocated for cervical screening. In the first 51 patients referred for colposcopy because of an abnormal cervicogram, none had invasive cancer and 75% had preinvasive cancer. The cervicogram appears superior to cytology but inferior to colposcopy in the detection ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Turner MJ,Byrne BM,Flannelly G,Maguire P,Lenehan PM,Murphy JF

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inadequate medical documentation has been associated with a higher rate of adverse events and may have medicolegal consequences. An accurate admission note is critical as it is frequently referred to during inpatient stay, particularly when the patient is acutely unwell and during handover of care. AIM:We s...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Hannan E,Ahmad A,O'Brien A,Ramjit S,Mansoor S,Toomey D

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was to investigate the value of 10 serum inflammatory cytokines for predicting clinical response to celecoxib in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. METHODS:Totally, 103 active AS patients who underwent celecoxib treatment for 12 weeks were enrolled. Then, pre-treatment serum TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Zhang Y,Ning C,Zhou H,Yan Y,Liu F,Huang Y

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the role of alcohol and alcohol-related cognitive impairment in the clinical presentation of adults in-patients less than 65 years who are 'hard to discharge' in a general hospital. METHOD:Retrospective medical file review of inpatients in CUH referred to the discharge coordinator between March and Sept...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Popoola A,Keating A,Cassidy E

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the economic impact of diabetic foot ulceration in the Irish healthcare setting. AIM:Audit of diabetic foot ulcer admissions in St James's Hospital between April 2001 and March 2002. METHODS:Hospital charts were reviewed and costs were calculated on the length of patients' hospital st...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Smith D,Cullen MJ,Nolan JJ

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES AND BACKGROUND:Glasgow coma scale (GCS) is considered an important parameter to predict the clinical outcome in head injury; however, in some cases such as the use of sedative drugs the estimate of GCS would not be precise. Bispectral index (BIS) is an electrophysiological parameter to determine the clinical...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Ebtehaj M,Yaqubi S,Seddighi AS,Seddighi A,Yazdi Z

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since their original description in 1687, aneurysms of the extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) remain rare and account for less than 2% of all carotid operations (Zwolak et al. in: J Vasc Surg 1:415-422, 1984; El-Sabrout, Cooley in: J Vasc Surg 31:702-712, 2000). Cerebrovascular morbidity and mortalit...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Noad RL,O'Donnell ME,McCavert M,Gardner R,Lee B,Lau LL

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Venipuncture is one of the most painful events for children in hospitals. Valsalva maneuver (VM) decreases the incidence and severity of pain on venipuncture pain in adults. This study was designed to evaluate VM as compared with Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetic (EMLA(®)) cream for venipuncture pain in c...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Akdas O,Basaranoglu G,Ozdemir H,Comlekci M,Erkalp K,Saidoglu L

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Rapid Access Prostate Clinics (RAPC) were introduced in Ireland by the National Cancer Control Programme bringing about expedited referral pathways and increased detection rates of prostate cancer. Lower Gleason (G) grade at diagnosis due to RAPC has been previously reported but grade at prostatectomy has ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Broe MP,Forde JC,Inder MS,Galvin DJ,Mulvin DW,Quinlan DM

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study is presented of the skin manifestations of 30 patients, 25 females and 5 males, with systemic lupus erythematosus (S.L.E.) admitted to this hospital over a two year period. Their ages ranged from 20 years to 75 years. The diagnosis of S.L.E. was made according to the criteria laid down for the diagnosis of S.L...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Feely RH

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients presenting with rapidly progressive dementia, prion disease may enter the differential diagnosis. The commonest malignancies masquerading as prion disease are primary CNS lymphoma and intravascular large B-cell lymphoma, both rare and difficult to diagnose without brain biopsy. CASE PRESENTATION...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Brett FM,Chen D,Loftus T,Langan Y,Looby S,Hutchinson S

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Programmed cell death, or apoptosis, is a distinct, managed form of cell death. It is fundamentally different from necrosis. It is a genetically controlled, energy-dependent method of cellular deletion without inflammation. In the cardiovascular system, apoptosis occurs as a primary and secondary event in di...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： McLaughlin R,Kelly CJ,Kay E,Bouchier-Hayes D

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The numbers of removals of patients from General Practitioner lists in Ireland is increasing and is a cause for some concern. AIMS:To examine the views of both general practitioners and patients toward removals of patients from general practitioner lists. METHODS:Questionnaire survey to general practitione...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Clarke M,Whitford DL,O'Reilly F

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 1996, Irish accident and emergency (A&E) departments had approximately 1.2 million visits. General practitioners (GPs) have been shown to work efficiently in A&E. AIM:This study aimed to describe the current A&E structures in Ireland and the potential contribution of general practice. METHOD:Questionnai...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Bury G,Hungerford P,Langton D,Plunkett P

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple primary neoplasms, a common clinical entity, can be classified as synchronous or metachronous. Renal cell carcinoma, in particular, is associated with a high rate of multiple primary neoplasms. METHODS:We report a case of a 67-year-old Caucasian woman, who was admitted with history of bleeding per ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Bhargava A,O'Callaghan M,Abdelhafiz T,Downey P,Nasr A,Nibhraonain S,Davenport C,Donovan MG,Keeling P

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study aimed to investigate the impact of the 2014 safety warnings on use of domperidone, on subsequent prescribing patterns in Ireland. METHODS:The Irish HSE-PCRS pharmacy claims database was used to identify the study cohort (aged 18+), prescribed domperidone from Jan 2014 to Oct 2015. Dosage was available f...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Teeling M,MacAvin MJ,Bennett K

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wound botulism occurs as a consequence of inoculation of Clostridium botulinum spores into a wound. AIM:To describe such a case of wound botulism. RESULTS:A 23-year-old drug-injecting user presented with bulbar symptoms and progressive signs over a three-day period. The diagnosis of botulism was suspected ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： FitzGerald S,Lyons R,Ryan J,Hall W,Gallagher C

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) represents a major advance in the management of respiratory failure. While its role in chronic respiratory failure is well documented, its use in acute respiratory failure is less well defined. We studied four patients with respiratory failure due to kyphoscolio...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Finlay G,Concannon D,McDonnell TJ

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is widely acknowledged that there is interplay between physical and mental health, with causality in both directions. A common theme across countries is the uncertainty surrounding who should act as gatekeeper for physical health matters in psychiatry. Much of the metabolic monitoring is carried out by psychiatrist...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Behan C,Doyle R,Masterson S,Shiers D,Clarke M

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although screw breakage or loosening are rarely encountered, they were reported to occur after instability of the internal fixation. METHODS:A man with a history of traumatic pelvic fracture 6 months ago presented to our clinic with inability to void. An anterior urethral meatotomy was made and a calcified ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Onur R,Yilmaz E,Onur MR,Orhan I

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This article is a follow-up to an audit performed by the Department of Surgery and published in the Irish Journal of Medical Science in 1996. This audit reviewed all cases of Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis (IHPS) operated on over 22 years up to 1991. AIMS:We aim to demonstrate that radiologic inves...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Doyle D,O'Neill M,Kelly D

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients' awareness of the increased cardiovascular risk associated with their diabetes is poorly documented. AIM:The aim of this study was to assess the awareness of diabetes complications among patients with diabetes in Ireland. METHODS:Patients attending diabetes outpatient clinics in two teaching hospi...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： O'Sullivan EP,Bhargava A,O'Callaghan M,Buckley U,De Faoite T,Moynihan K,Thabit H,Walsh CH,Sreenan S

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Structure of Irish General Practice over 23 years was the third in a series of national studies that examined the development of general practice in 1982, 1992, and 2005. AIMS:This study analysed specific data from the 2005 survey to determine the types of services offered by GPs, and to examine the cha...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Ní Shúilleabháin A,O'Kelly M,O'Kelly F,O'Dowd T

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pain is one of the primary motivations for patients to seek medical advice. Pain location is one element in the process of formulating a diagnosis. AIMS:The purpose of the study is to determine if there is a correlation between the location of pain and the location of pathology in the knees of patients with...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Campbell J,Harte A,Kerr DP,Murray P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is considered to be minimally invasive compared with open appendectomy (OA), there are few studies showing this in terms of cytokines and oxidative stress markers. AIM:LA and OA techniques have been compared in terms of different conditions such as operation time and ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Ayengin K,Alp HH,Avci V,Huyut Z

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Doctors' continuing medical educational and professional development (CME and CPD) needs are known to be strongly influenced by national and local contextual characteristics. A crucial step in the development of effective education and training programmes is the assessment of learner needs. METHODS:A nati...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Dowling S,Last J,Finnegan H,O'Connor K,Cullen W

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We conducted a study at two main centres for paediatric surgery in the Republic of Ireland, Temple Street Children's University Hospital (TSCUH) and Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin (OLCHC). AIM:The aim of the study was to assess doctors' opinions, frequency and methods of smartphone use in clinical...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： El Hadidy TS,Alshafei AE,Mortell AE,Doherty EM

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluate condylar, ramal, and condylar plus ramal vertical mandibular asymmetry in patients with unilateral posterior crossbite (UPCB) and in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) compared with subjects having normal occlusion. DESIGN:This cross-sectional study evaluated panoramic radiographs ...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Abad-Santamaría L,López-de-Andrés A,Jiménez-Trujillo I,Ruíz C,Romero M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The survey of lifestyles, attitudes and nutrition (SLAN) is a national representative sample of 6,539 adults. AIMS:To report on both global and disease specific measures of self-reported morbidity according to age, gender and medical card status. METHODS:Reported rates of morbidity are given for angina, he...

journal_title：Irish journal of medical science

authors： Kelleher CC,Harrington J,Friel S

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00