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: 658

Full Length Research Paper

The epidemiology of thyroid diseases in the Arab world: A systematic review

Awad Saad Al Shahrani
  • Awad Saad Al Shahrani
  • Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City-MNGHA, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ashraf El-Metwally
  • Ashraf El-Metwally
  • College of Public Health and Health Informatics, KSAU-HS, MNGHA, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Khaled Al-Surimi
  • Khaled Al-Surimi
  • College of Public Health and Health Informatics, KSAU-HS, MNGHA, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Salih Bin Salih
  • Salih Bin Salih
  • Department of Medicine, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Yousef Saleh
  • Yousef Saleh
  • CPPHI, KSAU-HS, NGHA, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abeer Al-Shehri
  • Abeer Al-Shehri
  • King Abdullah Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Anna Ali
  • Anna Ali
  • College of Public Health and Health Informatics, KSAU-HS, MNGHA, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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  •  Received: 29 January 2015
  •  Accepted: 07 October 2015
  •  Published: 29 February 2016

How to cite this article

APA /
Al Shahrani, A. S., El-Metwally, A., Al-Surimi, K., Salih, S. B., Saleh, Y., Al-Shehri, A., & Ali, A. (2016). The epidemiology of thyroid diseases in the Arab world: A systematic review. Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology, 8(2), 17-26.
Chicago /
Awad Saad Al Shahrani, Ashraf El-Metwally, Khaled Al-Surimi, Salih Bin Salih, Yousef Saleh, Abeer Al-Shehri and Anna Ali. "The epidemiology of thyroid diseases in the Arab world: A systematic review." Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology 8, no. 2 (2016): 17-26.
MLA /
Awad Saad Al Shahrani, et al. "The epidemiology of thyroid diseases in the Arab world: A systematic review." Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology 8.2 (2016): 17-26.