Geophagia : history, epidemiology, and etiology / by Dr. Anil Gupta.
Material type: TextPublisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2020]Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780429330391; 0429330391; 9781000698084; 1000698084; 9781000697964; 1000697967; 9781000698022; 1000698025Subject(s): Pica (Pathology) -- History | MEDICAL / Family & General Practice | MEDICAL / Pediatrics | MEDICAL / Public HealthDDC classification: 618.92/8526 LOC classification: RJ506.P53Online resources: Taylor & Francis | OCLC metadata license agreementIntroduction of geophagia -- History of geophagia -- Epidemiology of geophagia -- Etiology of geophagia -- Effects of geophagia on nutritional status of preschool children.
"The consumption of soil, clay and chalk by humans is labeled as geophagia. This book takes a consistent, interdisciplinary approach for reviewing this aberrant behavior, crafting its etiology, charting its health effects and identifying the universal traits among the affected population"-- Provided by publisher.
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