Umrah. An opportunity for mass gatherings health research

Saber Yezli; Yara M. Yassin; Amnah H. Awam; Amaar A Attar; Emad A. Al-Jahdali; Badriah M. Alotaibi

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Umrah. An opportunity for mass gatherings health research

Saber Yezli, Yara M. Yassin, Amnah H. Awam, Amaar A Attar, Emad A. Al-Jahdali and Badriah M. Alotaibi

Saudi Medical Journal August 2017, 38 (8) 868-871; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.8.20124

Saber Yezli

From the Global Centre for Mass Gatherings Medicine (Yezli, Yassin, Awam, Alotaibi), Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Umm Al-Qura University (Attar, Al-Jahdali), Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Unit (Attat), General Presidency for the Holy Mosque & Prophet Holy Makkah, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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vol. 38 no. 8 868-871

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Received April 11, 2017
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Saber Yezli, Yara M. Yassin, Amnah H. Awam, Amaar A Attar, Emad A. Al-Jahdali, Badriah M. Alotaibi

Saudi Medical Journal Aug 2017, 38 (8) 868-871; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2017.8.20124

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Saber Yezli, Yara M. Yassin, Amnah H. Awam, Amaar A Attar, Emad A. Al-Jahdali, Badriah M. Alotaibi

Saudi Medical Journal Aug 2017, 38 (8) 868-871; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2017.8.20124

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