title: Letter from Lebanon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Uthman
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kassak
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sanjakdar
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mendelek
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Masri
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Nasr
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007861:Lebanon / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012219:Rheumatology / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration