The pattern of Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus in Saudi Arabia: A descriptive epidemiological analysis of data from the Saudi Ministry of Health

International Journal of General Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue , 2014, Pages 417-423

  Alghamdi, Ibrahim G ^a,b   Hussain, Issam I ^a   Almalki, Shaia S ^b   Alghamdi, Mohamed S ^c   Alghamdi, Mansour M ^d   El Sheemy, Mohammed A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

^b AL BAHA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^d KING FAHAD SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^e UNITED LINCOLNSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case fatality rate; Descriptive epidemiology; Humidity; Middle East respiratory syndrome; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; MORTALITY; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84907331491     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJGM.S67061     Document Type: Article

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