Pattern of surgical and medical diseases among pilgrims attending Al-Noor hospital Makkah

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-24

  Al Harbi, Mohammed A ^a  

^a AI Noor Specialist Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Emergency Department; Hajj; Primary Health Care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926415692     PISSN: 22308229     EISSN: 2229340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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