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. 2014 Apr 9:2:30.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00030. eCollection 2014.

The "Arab World" is Not a Useful Concept When Addressing Challenges to Public Health, Public Health Education, and Research in the Middle East

Iain Blair  1 , Michal Grivna  1 , Amer Ahmad Sharif  2
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The "Arab World" is Not a Useful Concept When Addressing Challenges to Public Health, Public Health Education, and Research in the Middle East

Iain Blair et al. Front Public Health. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Arab World; health research; public health; public health education.

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