Nasreddine, Lara
Shatila, Hiba
Itani, Leila
Hwalla, Nahla
Jomaa, Lamis
Naja, Farah
Funding for this research was provided by:
Lebanese National Council of Scientific Research (04-09-12)
University Research Board (102724)
Article History
Received: 23 May 2017
Accepted: 31 October 2017
First Online: 10 November 2017
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Funding for this study was provided by the Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research (Beirut, Lebanon) (Grant number 04-09-12) through its support of the Associated Research Unit (ARU) on ‘Nutrition and Noncommunicable Diseases in Lebanon’; and by the University Research Board (American University of Beirut, Lebanon) (Grant number 102724).
: This study was conducted according to the guidelines laid down in the Declaration of Helsinki and the study protocol and procedures were approved by the Institutional Research Board, American University of Beirut (Protocol number NUT.LN.13). Written informed consent was obtained from all mothers prior to participation in the study.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.