Does published research on non-communicable disease (NCD) in Arab countries reflect NCD disease burden?

• Abla M. Sibai ,

  * E-mail: am00@aub.edu.lb (AMS); neil.singh2@nhs.net (NVS)

  Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

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• Neil V. Singh ,

  * E-mail: am00@aub.edu.lb (AMS); neil.singh2@nhs.net (NVS)

  Affiliation Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9PX, United Kingdom

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• Samer Jabbour,

  Affiliation Department of Health Management and Policy, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

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• Shadi Saleh,

  Affiliation Department of Health Management and Policy, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

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• Sawsan Abdulrahim,

  Affiliation Department of Health Promotions and Community Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

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• Farah Naja,

  Affiliation Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

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• Soha Yazbek

  Affiliation Medical Laboratory Sciences Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

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