Wasim Maziak
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- Wasim Maziak is a Professor at the Department of Epidemiology at Florida International University. He is the founder and director of the Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies (www.scts-sy.org), a pioneer research and capacity building institution in the Middle East. Dr. Maziak has extensive experience in tobacco control research and has published over 200 peer-reviewed scientific reports, including contributions in Science, Nature, Lancet, and British Medical Journal. His focus has been on emerging tobacco products such as e-cigarettes and hookah (Waterpipe), especially risk communication strategies targeting young users. He has been continuously funded by NIH since 2001 for tobacco control research. Dr. Maziak’s Clinical Research Laboratory is located at the Academic Health Center 5. This state-of-the-art facility has been designed to serve as Florida International University’s dedicated smoking clinical research laboratory. Fully equipped with independent smoking and reception areas that are isolated from each other, the lab also features five computer stations, blood drawing and specimen processing areas, fully furnished physical examination station, physical signs monitoring equipment, subjective measures assessment capability, and the latest in smoking topography technology.
Publications
selected publications
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Article
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2019Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among University Students in Three Eastern Mediterranean Countries: Patterns, Place, and Price. SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2019.1645177 Web of Science: 000479727500001
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2019Water Pipe (Hookah) Smoking and Cardiovascular Disease Risk A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. CIRCULATION. 139:E917-E936.Full Text via DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000671 Web of Science: 000469322900005
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2019Determinants of progression of nicotine dependence symptoms in adolescent waterpipe smokers. TOBACCO CONTROL. 28:254-260.Full Text via DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054244 Web of Science: 000471876900010
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2019How Do Waterpipe Smoking Establishments Attract Smokers? Implications for Policy. SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE. 54:560-571.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2018.1524489 Web of Science: 000462862300004
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2019#Hookahlife: The Rise of Waterpipe Promotion on Instagram. HEALTH EDUCATION & BEHAVIOR. 46.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/1090198118779131 Web of Science: 000455870600013
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2019Context-led capacity building in time of crisis: fostering non-communicable diseases (NCD) research skills in the Mediterranean Middle East and North Africa. GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 12.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2019.1569838 Web of Science: 000457860300001
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2018Association between self-rated health and ideal cardiovascular health: The Baptist Health South Florida Employee Study. JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 40.Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdx140 Web of Science: 000456087600005
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2018Waterpipe use in adolescents in Northern Sweden: Association with mental well-being and risk and health behaviours. SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 46.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/1403494817746534 Web of Science: 000452310700011
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2018Prevalence and Distribution of E-Cigarette Use Among US Adults: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2016. ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 169.Full Text via DOI: 10.7326/M17-3440 Web of Science: 000446042400002
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2018Factors associated with smoking contemplation and maintenance among Iranian adolescents. EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN HEALTH JOURNAL. 24.Full Text via DOI: 10.26719/2018.24.8.714 Web of Science: 000446844800003
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2018Electronic Cigarette Use Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Pattern by Cigarette Smoking Status in the United States From NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) 2013-2014. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. 7.Full Text via DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.117.008178 Web of Science: 000452803800008
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2018Correlates of poly-tobacco use among youth and young adults: Findings from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health study, 2013-2014. DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. 187.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.02.024 Web of Science: 000436885700025
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2017Consensus statement on assessment of waterpipe smoking in epidemiological studies. TOBACCO CONTROL. 26:338-343.Full Text via DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-052958 PMID: 27165995 Web of Science: 000399454300024
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2017Does education modify the effect of ethnicity in the expression of ideal cardiovascular health? The Baptist Health South Florida Employee Study. CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY. 40:1000-1007.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/clc.22757 Web of Science: 000417744800009
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2017Patterns of Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking Among US Young Adults, 2013-2014. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. 52:507-512.
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2017Smoking Cessation and Changes in Body Mass Index: Findings From the First Randomized Cessation Trial in a Low-Income Country Setting. NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH. 19:351-356.
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2017The Association of Sleep Duration and Morbid Obesity in a Working Population: The Baptist Health South Florida Employee Study. METABOLIC SYNDROME AND RELATED DISORDERS. 15:59-U52.
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2017Waterpipe smoking patterns and symptoms of nicotine dependence: The Waterpipe Dependence in Lebanese Youth Study. ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS. 74:127-133.
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2017Waterpipe tobacco smoking among sexual minorities in the United States: Evidence from the National Adult Tobacco Survey (2012-2014). ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS. 74:98-105.
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2016Building Evidence-Based Tobacco Treatment in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Lessons Learned by the Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies. JOURNAL OF SMOKING CESSATION. 11.Full Text via DOI: 10.1017/jsc.2016.5 Web of Science: 000376998500009
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2016Communicable disease surveillance and control in the context of conflict and mass displacement in Syria. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 47:15-22.
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2016Contrasting cardiovascular mortality trends in Eastern Mediterranean populations: Contributions from risk factor changes and treatments. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 208:150-161.
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2016Correlates of nicotine dependence among adolescent waterpipe smokers. DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. 168:230-238.
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2016Early symptoms of nicotine dependence among adolescent waterpipe smokers. TOBACCO CONTROL. 25:E127-E134.Full Text via DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052809 PMID: 27113610 Web of Science: 000391438200011
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2016Effectiveness of health warnings for waterpipe tobacco smoking among college students. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 61:709-715.
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2016Geographic Proximity of Waterpipe Smoking Establishments to Colleges in the US. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. 50:E9-E14.
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2016Predictors of Cigarette Smoking Progression Among a School-Based Sample of Adolescents in Irbid, Jordan: A Longitudinal Study (2008-2011). NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH. 18:403-409.
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2016Predictors of nicotine withdrawal symptoms: findings from the first randomized smoking cessation trial in a low-income country setting. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 61:701-708.
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2016Trends in Ideal Cardiovascular Health Metrics Among Employees of a Large Healthcare Organization (from the Baptist Health South Florida Employee Study). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 117:787-793.
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2016Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking and Susceptibility to Cigarette Smoking Among Young Adults in the United States, 2012-2013. PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE. 13.
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2015Is uncertainty in complex disease epidemiology resolvable ?. EMERGING THEMES IN EPIDEMIOLOGY. 12.Full Text via DOI: 10.1186/s12982-015-0028-5 Web of Science: 000210281200001
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2015A comparative study of systemic carcinogen exposure in waterpipe smokers, cigarette smokers and non-smokers. TOBACCO CONTROL. 24:125-127.Full Text via DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-051206 PMID: 23988862 Web of Science: 000350337500010
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2015Cardiovascular risk factor trends in the Eastern Mediterranean region: evidence from four countries is alarming. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 60:S3-S11.
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2015Cost-effectiveness analysis of salt reduction policies to reduce coronary heart disease in Syria, 2010-2020. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 60:S23-S30.
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2015Determinants of Cigarette Smoking Initiation in Jordanian Schoolchildren: Longitudinal Analysis. NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH. 17:552-558.
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2015Factors associated with smoking frequency among current waterpipe smokers in the United States: Findings from the National College Health Assessment II. DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. 153:359-363.
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2015Health system challenges of NCDs in Tunisia. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 60:S55-S62.
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2015How popular is waterpipe tobacco smoking? Findings from internet search queries. TOBACCO CONTROL. 24:509-513.Full Text via DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-051675 PMID: 25052859 Web of Science: 000360189800022
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2015Predictors of adherence to pharmacological and behavioral treatment in a cessation trial among smokers in Aleppo, Syria. DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. 153:167-172.
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2015Predictors of waterpipe smoking progression among youth in Irbid, Jordan: A longitudinal study (2008-2011). DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. 153:265-270.
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2015The Relationship Between Waterpipe Smoking and Body Weight: Population-Based Findings From Syria. NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH. 17:34-40.
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2015The global epidemiology of waterpipe smoking. TOBACCO CONTROL. 24:3-12.Full Text via DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-051903 Web of Science: 000350138200002
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2015Water pipe tobacco smoking in the United States: Findings from the National Adult Tobacco Survey. PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. 71:88-93.
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2014Behavioral cessation treatment of waterpipe smoking: The first pilot randomized controlled trial. ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS. 39:1066-1074.
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2014Determinants of waterpipe smoking initiation among school children in Irbid, Jordan: A 4-year longitudinal analysis. DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. 142:307-313.
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2014Harm Reduction at the Crossroads The Case of E-Cigarettes. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. 47:505-507.
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2014The Waterpipe: A New Way of Hooking Youth on Tobacco. AMERICAN JOURNAL ON ADDICTIONS. 23:103-107.
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2013Health system challenges of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in four Eastern Mediterranean countries. GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH. 8:875-889.
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2013Mediterranean studies of cardiovascular disease and hyperglycemia: analytical modeling of population socio-economic transitions (MedCHAMPS)-rationale and methods. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 58:547-553.
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2013Time trends of cigarette and waterpipe smoking among a cohort of school children in Irbid, Jordan, 2008-11. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 23:862-867.
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2012Explaining the increase in coronary heart disease mortality in Syria between 1996 and 2006. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 12.
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2012Patterns of Water-Pipe and Cigarette Smoking Initiation in Schoolchildren: Irbid Longitudinal Smoking Study. NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH. 14:448-454.
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2012Use of evidence to support healthy public policy: a policy effectiveness-feasibility loop. BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. 90:847-853.
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Editorial Material
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2018Syria: public health disasters in the era of no world order. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 311-312.
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2018Systematic destruction of healthcare in Eastern Ghouta, Syria The international community needs to act urgently to protect civilians. BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL.
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2017Should e-cigarette use be permitted in smoke-free public places? No. TOBACCO CONTROL. E3-E4.Full Text via DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053359 PMID: 27821791 Web of Science: 000397005400002
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2015MedCHAMPS: mediterranean studies of cardiovascular disease and hyperglycaemia: analytical modelling of population socio-economic transitions. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. S1-S2.
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Letter
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2019E-Cigarette Use Without a History of Combustible Cigarette Smoking Among US Adults: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2016. ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE.Full Text via DOI: 10.7326/M18-1826 Web of Science: 000454685300019
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2019For Smoking Cessation, E-Cigarette Flavors Aren't Required. NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH. 132-133.Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nty210 Web of Science: 000470029900018
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2018When Authors Do Not Like Their Data. JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.04.006 Web of Science: 000439962200023
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2014Harm reduction and e-cigarettes: not evidence-based. LANCET ONCOLOGY. E104-E104.Web of Science: 000332399900001
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2014Potential and Pitfalls of e-Cigarettes. JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 1922-1922.
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2013Public health benefits of weight loss: in response to Dixon et al.. JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 343-344.
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Meeting Abstract
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2015The waterpipe: A new way of hooking youth on nicotine. NEUROTOXICOLOGY AND TERATOLOGY. 141-141.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2015.04.130 Web of Science: 000357142700134
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2014CONTRASTING CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY TRENDS IN EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN POPULATIONS - CONTRIBUTIONS FROM RISK FACTOR CHANGES AND TREATMENTS: MODELLING STUDY. JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. A28-A28.Full Text via DOI: 10.1136/jech-2014-204726.56 Web of Science: 000209789000057
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2013Hematocrit Level is Associated With Subclinical Vascular Inflammation in a Middle-Aged Brazilian Population. CIRCULATION.Web of Science: 000332162907279
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2012Explaining the increase in coronary heart disease mortality in syria between 1996 and 2006. CIRCULATION. E674-E674.Web of Science: 000307009200060
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Review
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2018The impact and relevance of tobacco control research in low-and middle-income countries globally and to the US. ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.07.012 Web of Science: 000445719100025
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2018A systematic review of the associations between HIV/HCV coinfection and biomarkers of cardiovascular disease. REVIEWS IN MEDICAL VIROLOGY.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/rmv.1953 Web of Science: 000426749600006
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2017Subclinical cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review. QJM-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 341-349.
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2016A Systematic Review of the Prevalence and Outcomes of Ideal Cardiovascular Health in US and Non-US Populations. MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS. 649-670.
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2015Syria: health in a country undergoing tragic transition. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. S63-S72.
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2014Tobacco in the Arab world: old and new epidemics amidst policy paralysis. HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING. 784-794.
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Research
research interests
- Tobacco Control and Chronic Disease
principal investigator on
- Translating evidence and building capacity to support waterpipe control in the Eastern Mediterranean awarded by Fogarty International Center 2017 - 2022
- Advancing addiction research and capacity to guide tobacco control in the Eastern awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2019
- Advancing addition research and capacity to guide tobacco control in the Eastern awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2012 - 2019
- Understanding tobacco flavor effects on waterpipe smokers¿ experiences and exposures awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2016 - 2019
- Responding to the Changing Tobacco Epidemic in the Eastern Mediterranean Region awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2011 - 2013
- HIV Prevention Research and Infrastructure Development in Syria and Middle East awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2013
investigator on
- FIU Center for Reducing Health Disparities in Substance Abuse & HIV in South Florida awarded by National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities 2018 - 2022
- FIU Center for Reducing Health Disparities in Substance Abuse & HIV in South Florida awarded by National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities 2018 - 2022
- FIU Center for Reducing Health Disparities in Substance Abuse & HIV in South Florida awarded by National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities 2017 - 2022
Teaching
teaching activities
- PHC6907-01: Independent Study: Public Health Fall Term 2019
- PHC6907-01: Independent Study: Public Health Fall Term 2019
- PHC6907-01: Independent Study: Public Health Fall Term 2019
- PHC6907-01: Independent Study: Public Health Fall Term 2019
- PHC6907-01: Independent Study: Public Health Fall Term 2019
- PHC6907-U01: Independent Study: Public Health Spring Term 2019
- PHC6907-U01: Independent Study: Public Health Spring Term 2019
- PHC6907-U01: Independent Study: Public Health Spring Term 2019
- PHC6907-U01: Independent Study: Public Health Spring Term 2019
- PHC6907-U01: Independent Study: Public Health Spring Term 2019
- PHC7980-U04: Dissertation Spring Term 2019
- PHC7980-U04: Dissertation Spring Term 2019
- PHC7980-U04: Dissertation Spring Term 2019
- PHC7980-U16: Dissertation Fall Term 2019
- PHC7980-U16: Dissertation Fall Term 2019
- PHC7980-U16: Dissertation Fall Term 2019
- PHC7982-U01: Public Health Pre Dissertation Research Spring Term 2019
- PHC7982-U01: Public Health Pre Dissertation Research Spring Term 2019
- PHC7982-U07: Public Health Pre Dissertation Research Fall Term 2019
- PHC7982-U07: Public Health Pre Dissertation Research Fall Term 2019
Contact
full name
- Wasim Maziak
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publication subject areas
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Cardiovascular System & Cardiology
- Cell Biology
- General & Internal Medicine
- Health Care Sciences & Services
- Infectious Diseases
- Neurosciences & Neurology
- Oncology
- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- Research & Experimental Medicine
- Science & Technology - Other Topics
- Substance Abuse
- Toxicology
- Virology