Toward a comprehensive approach to the collection and analysis of pica substances, with emphasis on geophagic materials.
<h4>Background</h4>Pica, the craving and subsequent consumption of non-food substances such as earth, charcoal, and raw starch, has been an enigma for more than 2000 years. Currently, there are little available data for testing major hypotheses about pica because of methodological limita...
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Main Authors: | Sera L Young, M Jeffrey Wilson, Dennis Miller, Stephen Hillier |
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Language: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/534636ea4e9c48beaf7b9d74b53c1591 |
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