Hospital admission due to nephrological conditions during Hajj: Causes, healthcare use, and short-term outcomes

Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-73

  Hollisaz, Mohammad Taghi ^a,b,c   Pourheidari, Gholamreza ^a,c   Saghafinia, Masoud ^a   Khanipour Roshan, Sara ^d   Assari, Shervin ^d  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Hajj Health Center   (Iran)

^c Institute of Applied Science and Technology   (Iran)

^d Medicine and Health Promotion Institute   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hospitalization; Islam; Kidney diseases; Travel medicine

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOSLEM; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROLITHIASIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IRAN; ISLAM; KIDNEY DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAVEL;

EID: 75649151733     PISSN: 17358582     EISSN: 17358604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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