Research article
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The prevalence of waterpipe tobacco smoking among the general and specific populations: a systematic review
BMC Public Health201111:244
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-244
© Akl et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2011
Received: 11 August 2010
Accepted: 19 April 2011
Published: 19 April 2011
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Pre-publication versions of this article and author comments to reviewers are available by contacting info@biomedcentral.com.
| Original Submission | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 2010 | Submitted | Original manuscript |
| 17 Sep 2010 | Reviewed | Reviewer Report - Salvatore Vaccarella |
| 22 Nov 2010 | Reviewed | Reviewer Report - Poul Jensen |
| 15 Dec 2010 | Author responded | Author comments - Elie Akl |
| Resubmission - Version 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 2010 | Submitted | Manuscript version 2 |
| 10 Jan 2011 | Reviewed | Reviewer Report - Poul Jensen |
| 14 Jan 2011 | Reviewed | Reviewer Report - Salvatore Vaccarella |
| 14 Feb 2011 | Author responded | Author comments - Elie Akl |
| Resubmission - Version 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 2011 | Submitted | Manuscript version 3 |
| 14 Apr 2011 | Author responded | Author comments - Elie Akl |
| Resubmission - Version 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2011 | Submitted | Manuscript version 4 |
| Publishing | ||
|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2011 | Editorially accepted | |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Article published | 10.1186/1471-2458-11-244 |
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Authors’ Affiliations
(1)
Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo
(2)
Department of Family Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo
(3)
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University
(4)
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo
(5)
Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University
(6)
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Balamand
