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Weight Control Measures among University Students in a Developing Country: A Cultural Association or a Risk Behavior

Hala Tamim Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences (H.T., D.S., S.S.), American University of Beirut, Beirut, LEBANONCorrespondence[email protected]
, PhD,
Nuhad Dumit School of Nursing (N.D.), American University of Beirut, Beirut, LEBANON
, MA,
Abdallah Terro Medical School (A.T., R.A.-H., F.S., U.M.), American University of Beirut, Beirut, LEBANON
, BSc,
Ramzi Al-Hourany Medical School (A.T., R.A.-H., F.S., U.M.), American University of Beirut, Beirut, LEBANON
, BSc,
Dima Sinno Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences (H.T., D.S., S.S.), American University of Beirut, Beirut, LEBANON
, BSc,
Fadi Seif Medical School (A.T., R.A.-H., F.S., U.M.), American University of Beirut, Beirut, LEBANON
, BSc,
Souzan Steitieh Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences (H.T., D.S., S.S.), American University of Beirut, Beirut, LEBANON
, BSc &
Umayya Musharrafieh Medical School (A.T., R.A.-H., F.S., U.M.), American University of Beirut, Beirut, LEBANON
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Pages 391-396 | Received 14 Oct 2002, Published online: 18 Jun 2013

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