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Original Research

The Prevalence and Clinical Features of Skin Irritation Caused by Infection Prevention Measures During COVID-19 in the Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia

Ahmed ZahrAllayali1 Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Abdia Main Campus, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Amal Al-Doboke2 College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Abdia Main Campus, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9604-1514View further author information
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Rawan Alosaimy2 College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Abdia Main Campus, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9247-3221View further author information
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Renan Alabbasi2 College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Abdia Main Campus, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6376-7856View further author information
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Sara Alharbi2 College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Abdia Main Campus, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9889-7474View further author information
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Sarah Fageeh2 College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Abdia Main Campus, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1979-2883View further author information
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Shahad Altayyar2 College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Abdia Main Campus, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6112-4646View further author information
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Ruqayya Azher3 Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Abdia Main Campus, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Pages 889-899 | Published online: 13 Jul 2021

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