The Hajj: Updated health hazards and current recommendations for 2012

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 17, Issue 41, 2012, Pages

  Al Tawfiq, J A ^a   Memish, Z A ^b  

^a DHAHRAN HEALTH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 84868019285     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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