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Asymétrie faciale
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Asymétrie faciale
Examen clinique
Imagerie par résonance magnétique
Tomodensitométrie
Évaluation clinique
Mesures anthropométriques
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Orthodontie
Anomalies congénitales
Pathologie
Symptômes
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Troubles fonctionnels
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Troubles de la parole
Estime de soi
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Problèmes de vision
Asymétrie oculaire
Prévention
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Développement facial
Traitements
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Asymétrie légère
Orthodontie
Désalignement dentaire
Fillers
Thérapie physique
Complications
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Complications
Troubles fonctionnels
Problèmes respiratoires
Voies respiratoires
Complications esthétiques
Chirurgie esthétique
Problèmes d'élocution
Articulation
Facteurs de risque
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Anomalies congénitales
Traumatismes
Accidents
Fractures faciales
Maladies génétiques
Anomalies faciales
Vieillissement
Perte de volume
Stress
Tensions musculaires
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Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
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School of Psychological Science, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
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Evolutionary Ecology Group, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium; stefan.
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Department of Electrical Engineering, ESAT/PSI, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Medical Imaging Research Center, UZ Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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School of Psychological Science, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
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School of Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
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Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
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Proteomics Research Center, Department of Biostatistics, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Department of Oral Biology, Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA.
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An online survey was conducted between August and December 2019 to Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) EPI managers, participants of the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG). Infor...
A total of 26 EPI managers and stakeholders participated in the survey from 14 LAC countries. Respondents worked at the Ministry of Health and the Pan American Health Organization. Most recent vaccine...
DM of vaccine introduction in LAC is reported by EPI managers as a process of discussion with participation of several actors where economic rationalities had a high role in the decision. It is necess...
Broad benefits of vaccination programs are well acknowledged but difficult to measure, especially when considering all vaccines included in a National Immunization Program (NIP). The aim was to conduc...
The world continues to undergo a profound demographic shift toward increasing longevity -but quality of life is not improving correspondingly. At the same time, countries are taking stock of the negat...
It may seem surprising that the Editorial Board of...
Introducing new vaccines within national immunization programs requires careful consideration of disease- and vaccine-related issues as well as of the strength of the program and the affected health s...
This study aimed to develop a consensus framework for economic evaluations of vaccines as a national guideline in China. Some unique and important aspects were particularly emphasized. Nineteen Chines...
In Japan, immunization is regulated by the Immunization Law, enacted shortly after World War II ended. It has been subsequently revised in response to social changes; however, after public health cond...
To analyze the reliability of records held on the National Immunization Program Information System (SI-PNI) in a subsample of children included in the national vaccination coverage survey in Brazilian...
This was a study of agreement between data recorded on vaccination cards (doses and dates) and on the SI-PNI for 4050 children with full coverage at 24 months....
Data on 3587 children were held on the SI-PNI, with losses of 11% (95%CI: 10;12). Total agreement between doses and dates in the two sources was 86% (95%CI: 86;87), however taking each dose and vaccin...
Part of the information was not recorded, but the discrepancy can be considered small. Nonetheless, underrecording of doses and children can compromise vaccination coverage estimates, altering the num...
Subsample of 4,050 children, among those completing the full schedule at 24 months studied in the national survey, 11% had not been recorded on the SI-PNI, 32% had unrecorded doses (doses or dates) an...
Recognizing the difficulties faced by the SI-PNI and the discrepancies between sources is essential for adopting initiatives to improve data quality, so as to avoid inaccurate estimates of childhood v...
This study is expected to contribute to improving the quality of records and the usability of data for monitoring vaccination coverage of the immunization program from the local to the national level....
We evaluated the public health impact and return on investment of Belgium's pediatric immunization program (PIP) from both healthcare-sector and societal perspectives....
We developed a decision analytic model for 6 vaccines routinely administered in Belgium for children aged 0-10 years: DTaP-IPV-HepB-Hib, DTaP-IPV, MMR, PCV, rotavirus, and meningococcal type C. We use...
Across all 11 pathogens, we estimated that the PIP prevented 226,000 cases of infections and 200 deaths, as well as the loss of 7,000 life-years and 8,000 quality-adjusted life-years over the lifetime...
Belgium's PIP, which previously had not been systematically assessed, provides large-scale prevention of disease-related morbidity and premature mortality, and is associated with net savings to health...
In Malaysia, the HPV immunization program has been introduced since 2010 as part of the national immunization plan for female students aged 13 years old. It was a very successful immunization program ...