Non-pharmaceutical interventions for the prevention of respiratory tract infections during Hajj pilgrimage

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 429-442

  Benkouiten, Samir ^a,b   Brouqui, Philippe ^a,b   Gautret, Philippe ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Hajj; Prevention and control; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

COUGHING; DATA BASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FACE MASK; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MASS BEHAVIOR; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SOCIAL AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ISLAM; MALE; MASK; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ISLAM; MALE; MASKS; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908208659     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: 18730442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2014.06.005     Document Type: Review

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