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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was proclaimed in 1971. It is the result of the union between seven emirates, namely, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah, and Fujeirah. It has a surface area of about 77,700 km2 with the bulk of its territory being desert or semidesert. Abu Dhabi Emirate comprises 80% of UAE surface area and gives the federation its capital by the same name. The UAE is located in the heart of the Arabian Gulf region. It is bordered by Gulf water to the north and northwest, by Qatar and Arabia to the west, by Oman and Arabia to the south, and by Oman Gulf to the east. It is located between the two latitudes 22 and 26.5 degrees to the north and the two longitudes 51 and 56.5 to the east.

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  1. Ahmed Moh’d Abu Shareeah
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  1. 1819 J. F. Kennedy Boulevard Suite 465, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103, USA

    Lawrence Charles Parish MD (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Director, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venereology) (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Director, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venereology)

  2. Jefferson Center for International Dermatology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Lawrence Charles Parish MD (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Director, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venereology) (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Director, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venereology)

  3. Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

    Lawrence Charles Parish MD (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Director, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venereology) (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Director, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venereology)

  4. Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt

    Lawrence Charles Parish MD (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Director, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venereology) (Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Director, Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Venereology)

  5. Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA

    Larry E. Millikan MD (Professor and Chairman of Dermatology) (Professor and Chairman of Dermatology)

  6. Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine, 86, Ahmed El Zyat Street, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

    Mohamed Amer MD (Professor and Chairman of Dermatology and Venereology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology) (Professor and Chairman of Dermatology and Venereology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology)

  7. Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, USA

    Mohamed Amer MD (Professor and Chairman of Dermatology and Venereology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology) (Professor and Chairman of Dermatology and Venereology, Visiting Professor of Dermatology)

  8. Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, LE1 5WW, UK

    Robin A. C. Graham-Brown BSc, MB, FRCP (Consultant Dermatologist) (Consultant Dermatologist)

  9. Hebrew University School of Medicine, 12000, IL-91120, Jerusalem, Israel

    Sidney N. Klaus MD (Professor and Chairman of Dermatology) (Professor and Chairman of Dermatology)

  10. University of Malta Medical School, Boffa Hospital, Floriana, Malta

    Joseph L. Pace MD (Lecturer in Dermatology) (Lecturer in Dermatology)

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Shareeah, A.M.A. (1994). United Arab Emirates. In: Parish, L.C., Millikan, L.E., Amer, M., Graham-Brown, R.A.C., Klaus, S.N., Pace, J.L. (eds) Global Dermatology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2614-7_43

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