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Using qualitative methods to validate a stated preference survey for evaluating health services, CHERE Discussion Paper No 47 [PDF]

This study used a qualitative approach to assess parents? opinions of a self-completed stated preference discrete choice modelling (SPDCM) questionnaire for assessing the uptake of a new childhood vaccination against chickenpox. The aim was to assess the
Angela Yeoh, Jane Hall, Marion Haas, Patricia Kenny, Rosalie Viney   +4 more
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Immunizations - Not Just for Kids [PDF]

, 2007
Immunizations/vaccinations are beneficial for most people of all ages. Yet the mistaken belief persists that, with the exception of the flu vaccine, children should be the primary recipients of this important area of primary disease prevention.
Harrison G. Bloom
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Seroprevalence of varicella zoster antibodies among children with malnutrition, malignancies and HIV infection [PDF]

, 2008
Objective: To determine the seroprevalence of varicella zoster in paediatric patients at a high risk of developing complications. Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: Paediatric general wards at Kenyatta National Hospital.
Admani, Bashir, Macharia, William, Were, F.   +2 more
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S3 guideline diagnostics and therapy in alopecia areata – Part 2: Therapy, psychosocial and cosmetic support

JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.
Summary This second part of the S3 guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of alopecia areata (AA), presents key recommendations on topical and systemic therapy, quality of life and support services. The first part of the guideline, published separately, covers the definition and content of epidemiology and diagnosis as well as comorbidities, risk and
Ulrike Blume‐Peytavi, Andria Constantinou, Tsenka Tomova‐Simitchieva, Adrian Tanew, Michael Sticherling, Hermann Girschick, Annika Vogt, Uwe Schwichtenberg, Uwe Gieler, André Märtens, Kerstin Zienert, Claudia Stenders, Ricardo Niklas Werner, Doris Wilborn   +13 more
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Chickenpox complications, incidence and financial burden in previously healthy children and those with an underlying disease in Ankara in the pre-vaccination period

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2011
The aim of this study was to determine the complications, financial burden and mortality caused by chickenpox using the data of Ankara, Turkey in the pre-vaccination period. The study was conducted as a retrospective sectional study.
Halil Ozdemir, Mehmet Onur Candir, Adem Karbuz, Nurşen Belet, Anil Tapisiz, Ergin Ciftçi, Erdal Ince   +6 more
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Pneumonia a Varicella zoster

Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia, 2010
Resumo: A varicela é uma doença infectocontagiosa comum na infância, ocorrendo pouco mais de 2% dos casos em adultos. Desde a década de 80 que a sua incidência nos adultos tem vindo a aumentar, dos quais apenas 7% são seronegativos1.
Carla Ferreira Santos, Ana Gomes, António Garrido, Ana Albuquerque, Eduardo Melo, Inês Barros, António Marques, José Pedro Saraiva   +7 more
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Genetic variation in the HLA region is associated with susceptibility to herpes zoster. [PDF]

, 2015
Herpes zoster, commonly referred to as shingles, is caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV). VZV initially manifests as chicken pox, most commonly in childhood, can remain asymptomatically latent in nerve tissues for many years and often re-emerges as
Armstrong, G, Baldwin, E, Borthwick, KM, Bottinger, E, Burt, A, Carlson, CS, Carrell, DS, Carroll, RJ, Comstock, BA, Crane, PK, Crawford, DC, Crosslin, DR, de Andrade, M, Denny, JC, Doheny, KF, Hanna, DS, Harley, JB, Hayes, MG, Jarvik, GP, Keating, B, Kho, A, Kim, DS, Kuivaniemi, H, Kullo, IJ, Larson, EB, Li, R, McCarty, CA, Mirel, DB, Mukherjee, S, Pacheco, J, Peissig, PL, Pugh, E, Ritchie, MD, Stallings, S, Tromp, G, Underwood, JG, Verma, SS   +36 more
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Absence of DNA viruses in ameloblastomas

European Journal of Oral Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Ameloblastomas (ABs) are rare odontogenic benign tumors. Although studies of the molecular pathogenesis have revealed the presence of mutations and altered gene expression, the etiology is unresolved. Viruses cause 10%–15 % of cancers, but their potential role within benign tumors is less studied.
Maria K. Jauhiainen, Jetta Kelppe, Maria Söderlund‐Venermo, Antti A. Mäkitie, Saku T. Sinkkonen, Jaana Hagström   +5 more
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Incidence of chickenpox and mumps in Karbala Governorate with their seasonal variation

Iraq Medical Journal, 2018
Objectives Chickenpox and mumps are viral diseases caused by varicella zoster virus and mumps virus, respectively. Chickenpox is still a common communicable health problem among children.
Sawsan M. Jabbar AL-Hasnawi
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Chickenpox Chorioretinitis with Retinal Exudates and Periphlebitis

Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2012
Background: Chickenpox is rarely associated with posterior segment inflammation. We report on a case of unilateral chickenpox chorioretinitis with retinal exudates and periphlebitis.
Hirokuni Kitamei, Kenichi Namba, Nobuyoshi Kitaichi, Akiko Wakayama, Shigeaki Ohno, Susumu Ishida   +5 more
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