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. 2002 Mar;95(3):143-6.
doi: 10.1177/014107680209500313.

Geophagia: the history of earth-eating

Alexander Woywodt  1 , Akos Kiss
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Geophagia: the history of earth-eating

Alexander Woywodt et al. J R Soc Med. 2002 Mar.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
A sample of clay obtained from vendor in urban Johannesburg, South Africa
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Figure 2
Title page of doctoral thesis on pica
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Figure 3
Mouth-locks worn by slaves in Brazil to prevent geophagia
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Comment in

  • Earth-eating.
    Elmes M. Elmes M. J R Soc Med. 2002 May;95(5):274. doi: 10.1177/014107680209500533. J R Soc Med. 2002. PMID: 11983784 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Jumperphagia: a woolly diagnosis.
    Nash G, Evans R, Cohen R. Nash G, et al. J R Soc Med. 2003 Nov;96(11):571-2. doi: 10.1177/014107680309601126. J R Soc Med. 2003. PMID: 14594973 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Biochemical investigations in geophagia.
    Dreyer MJ, Chaushev PG, Gledhill RF. Dreyer MJ, et al. J R Soc Med. 2004 Jan;97(1):48. doi: 10.1177/014107680409700125. J R Soc Med. 2004. PMID: 14702374 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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