The dead sea, a unique natural health resort

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 483-488

  Moses, Shimon W ^a   David, Michael ^a,b   Goldhammer, Ehud ^c   Tal, Asher ^d   Sukenik, Shaul ^d  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Balneotherapy; Climatotherapy; Dead Sea; Spa treatment

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; MINERAL;

BALNEOTHERAPY; CLIMATOTHERAPY; EYE DISEASE; HEALING; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LUNG DISEASE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OXYGEN TENSION; PATHOGENESIS; PSORIASIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SEA; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN DISEASE; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN EXPOSURE; THERMAL SPRING; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ARTHRITIS; BALNEOLOGY; HEALTH RESORTS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LUNG DISEASES; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 33746400810     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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