Advisor: Dr. Miran Jaffa, Assistant Professor --Committee Members : Dr. Ayad Jaffa, Professor and Chair, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics ; Dr. Monique Chaaya, Professor and Chair, Epidemiology and Population Health ; Dr. Soha Yazbek, Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences.
Thesis, (M.Sc)--American University of Beirut, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences , A.U.B.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 69-72)