dc.contributor.author |
Chahine, Joelle Joseph |
dc.date.accessioned |
2012-06-13T07:35:09Z |
dc.date.available |
2012-06-13T07:35:09Z |
dc.date.issued |
2010 |
dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10938/8553 |
dc.description |
Thesis (M.S.)--American University of Beirut, Dept. of Nutrition and Food Science, 2010. |
dc.description |
Bibliography : leaves 126-143. |
dc.description.abstract |
Childhood obesity is associated with increased morbidity risk in childhood and increased morbidity and mortality risks in adulthood. Numerous studies have used body mass index (BMI) to define overweight or obesity, despite the fact that excess body fat is |
dc.format.extent |
xv, 143 leaves : ill. 30 cm. |
dc.language.iso |
eng |
dc.relation.ispartof |
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects |
dc.subject.classification |
ST:005382 AUBNO |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Body composition -- Measurement |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Children -- Nutrition -- Lebanon |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Children -- Physiology -- Lebanon |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Fat |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Anthropometry -- Lebanon |
dc.title |
Comparative analysis of selected body composition assessment methods in 8 to 10 year old Lebanese females - by Joelle Joseph Chahine |
dc.type |
Thesis |
dc.contributor.department |
American University of Beirut. Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences. Department of Nutrition and Food Science |