Coronavirus respiratory illness in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 692-694

  Al Ahdal, Mohammed N ^a   Al Qahtani, Ahmed A ^a,b   Rubino, Salvatore ^c  

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

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronavirus; Hajj Season; Respiratory disease; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868024779     PISSN: 19722680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.3084     Document Type: Article

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