Utilization of primary health care services during Hajj

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 931-938

  El Bushra, Hassan E ^a,c   Abodahish, Abdullah A ^b  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^c NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Pattern of diseases; Pilgrimage (Hajj); Utilization of health services

Indexed keywords

EID: 11044220334     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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