The prevalence and preventive measures of the respiratory illness among malaysian pilgrims in 2013 hajj season

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Hashim, Suhana ^a   Ayub, Zeti N ^a   Mohamed, Zeehaida ^a   Hasan, Habsah ^a   Harun, Azian ^a   Ismail, Nabilah ^a   Rahman, Zaidah A ^a   Suraiya, Siti ^a   Naing, Nyi Nyi ^a   Aziz, Aniza A ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Face mask; Hajj pilgrims; Hand hygiene; Malaysia; Preventive measures; Respiratory illness

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRY TOWEL; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GENDER; GENERAL DEVICE; HAJJ; HAND WASHING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LOW RISK POPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIAN; MALE; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINATION; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SURGICAL MASK; VACCINATION; WET TOWEL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; EMPORIATRICS; ETHNOLOGY; HAND DISINFECTION; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ISLAM; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND DISINFECTION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ISLAM; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TRAVEL MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84979696814     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jtm/tav019     Document Type: Article

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