Relative risk for influenza like illness in French Hajj pilgrims compared to non-Hajj attending controls during the 2009 influenza pandemic

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 95-97

  Gautret, Philippe ^a,b   Parola, Philippe ^a,b   Brouqui, Philippe ^a,b  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE MARSEILLE   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Hajj; Incidence; Influenza like illness

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RITUAL;

CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ISLAM; PANDEMICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK; SAUDI ARABIA; TRAVEL;

EID: 84876757535     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: 18730442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2013.03.003     Document Type: Article

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