Sun protection during the Hajj mass-gathering--2013

Affiliations

¹ Public Health Directorate, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
² Public Health Directorate, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: zmemish@yahoo.com.

Comment

Habida Elachola et al. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2014 Nov-Dec.

. 2014 Nov-Dec;12(6 Pt B):783-4.

doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2014.09.005. Epub 2014 Sep 28.

¹ Public Health Directorate, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
² Public Health Directorate, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: zmemish@yahoo.com.

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Keywords: Hajj; Heat stroke; Mass gathering; Non-communicable diseases.

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Global public health implications of a mass gathering in Mecca, Saudi Arabia during the midst of an influenza pandemic.
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