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Burden of influenza-related severe acute respiratory infections during Hajj season 1438 (2017). Lessons and future directions

Abdullah M. Assiri, Sari I. Asiri, Talib Banassir, Mustafa J. Baljoon and Hani Jokhdar
Saudi Medical Journal May 2018, 39 (5) 524-525; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.5.21801

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