Viral Etiology of Acute Respiratory Infections Among Iranian Hajj Pilgrims, 2006
Open Access
- 5 May 2009
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Travel Medicine
- Vol. 16 (4) , 239-242
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1708-8305.2009.00301.x
Abstract
Background. Every year more than 2 million pilgrims from different countries in the world including Iran participate in the annual Hajj in Saudi ArabiaKeywords
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