Treatment and prevention of acute respiratory infections among Iranian hajj pilgrims: A 5-year follow up study and review of the literature

Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Razavi, Seyed Mansour ^a   Torabi, Saman Mohazzab ^b   Salamati, Payman ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Islam; Prevention and control; Respiratory tract infections; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962116682     PISSN: 10161430     EISSN: 22516840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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