Respiratory tract infections and its preventive measures among Hajj pilgrims, 2010: A nested case control study

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1030-1035

  Emamian, Mohammad Hassan ^a   Hassani, Ali Mohammad ^b   Fateh, Mansooreh ^c  

^a SHAHROUD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Pars Nano Nasb Co   (Iran)

^c SHAHROUD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Common cold; Control; Hajj; Iran; Logistic models; Prevention

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRONCHITIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACE MASK; FEMALE; GARGLE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LARYNGITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; OTITIS MEDIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARYNGITIS; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SINUSITIS; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 84883889455     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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