Purpose: Lamotrigine (LTG), vigabatrin (VGB) and gabapentin (GBP) are three antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) used in the treatment of children with epilepsy for which longterm retention rates are not currently well known. This ...
The Children's Profile at School Entry (CPSE) was conducted by the UCD Geary Institute who have been commissioned by the Northside Partnership to assess the levels of school readiness in a designated disadvantaged community ...
This paper provides a brief review of the economic rationale for investing in early
childhood. It discusses the optimal timing of intervention, with reference to recent work in developmental neuroscience, and asks how ...
Doyle, Orla(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2012-04)
Deprivation early in life has multiple long term consequences for both the individual and society. An increasing body of evidence
finds that targeted, early interventions aimed at at-risk children and their families can ...
This study examines factors that influence staff members’ readiness for
change in early childhood settings in Ireland. The introduction of a new
national framework, designed to improve the quality of Early Childhood
Care ...
This paper describes a model and resulting simulations to assess the appropriate age
structure of intervention in childhood on the theme: should we intervene early or late?
We use asset theory approaches to construct a ...
Smith, James P.(University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2008-04-21)
This paper examines impacts of childhood health on SES outcomes observed during
adulthood- levels and trajectories of education, family income, household wealth, individual
earnings and labor supply. The analysis is ...