Geophagy in pregnancy: A test of a hypothesis

Current Anthropology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 532-545

  Wiley, Andrea S ^a   Katz, Solomon H ^b  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001636802     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/204769     Document Type: Article

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