Pica and Amylophagy Are Common among Malagasy Men, Women and Children

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Golden, Christopher D ^a,b   Rasolofoniaina, B J Rodolph ^b   Benjamin, Rakoto ^c   Young, Sera L ^d  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Madagascar Health and Environmental Research (MAHERY)   (Madagascar)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYLOPHAGY; ARTICLE; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUP; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; GEOPHAGIA; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MADAGASCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PICA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SELF MEDICATION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MOTIVATION; PICA; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SOIL; STARCH;

EID: 84867629235     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047129     Document Type: Article

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