Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Geographic variations in the predictors of asthma, wheeze, and dry nocturnal cough among adolescents from the United Arab Emirates

Caroline Barakat-Haddad*
  • Caroline Barakat-Haddad*
  • Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, Canada.
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Sheng Zhang
  • Sheng Zhang
  • University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Canada.
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  •  Received: 13 January 2015
  •  Accepted: 25 February 2015
  •  Published: 30 April 2015

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