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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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Yara M. Yassin
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Amnah H. Awam
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Amaar A Attar
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Emad A. Al-Jahdali
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Badriah M. Alotaibi
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Saudi Medical Journal Aug 2017, 38 (8) 868-871; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2017.8.20124

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