Practice of pica among pregnant women in Khartoum, Sudan

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-72

  Ahmed, Samah ^a   Abdullahi, Hala ^a   Adam, Ishag ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Geophagy; Pagophagy; Pica; Pregnancy; Sudan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOTE; PICA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDAN;

EID: 84861626295     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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