3D analysis of child facial dimensions for design of medical devices in low-middle income countries (LMIC).

BACKGROUND:Facial anthropometric data are scarce in African children. However, such data may be useful for the design of medical devices for high disease burden settings. The aim of this study was to obtain 3D facial anthropometric data of Congolese children aged 0-5 years. METHODS & FINDINGS:Th...

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Main Authors: Israel Amirav, Claude Kasereka Masumbuko, Michael T Hawkes, Ian Solomon, Yossi Aldar, Gil Margalit, Alon Zvirin, Yaron Honen, Eugenie Sahika Sivasivugha, Ron Kimmel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216548