Advisor: Dr. Monique Chaaya, Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health --Committee Members : Dr. Haya Hamadeh, Pediatrician, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine ; Dr. Miran Jaffa, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health ; Dr. Mohannad Al-Nsour, Executive Director EMPHNET, Amman Jordan.
Thesis, (M.Sc)--American University of Beirut, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences , A.U.B.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 54-61)