Patterns of diseases and preventive measures among domestic hajjis from central, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 879-886

  Al Jasser, Fahad S ^a   Kabbash, Ibrahim A ^a   AlMazroa, Mohammad A ^a   Memish, Ziad A ^a  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIARRHEA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACE MASK; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SAUDI ARABIA; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HAND WASHING; ISLAM; MASK; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SYMBOLISM; TRAVEL; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

DRINKING WATER;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIARRHEA; DRINKING WATER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HAND DISINFECTION; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; MASKS; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; SMOKING; TRAVEL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867266209     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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