Geophagia : history, epidemiology, and etiology / by Dr. Anil Gupta.

By:

Gupta, Anil (Child nutrition scientist) [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2020]Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780429330391
0429330391
9781000698084
1000698084
9781000697964
1000697967
9781000698022
1000698025

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DDC classification:

618.92/8526 23

LOC classification:

RJ506.P53

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Contents:

Introduction of geophagia -- History of geophagia -- Epidemiology of geophagia -- Etiology of geophagia -- Effects of geophagia on nutritional status of preschool children.

Summary: "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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Introduction 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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