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Pica, iron deficiency, and the medical history

1994; Elsevier BV; Volume: 97; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0002-9343(94)90309-3

1555-7162

Dennis F. Moore, David Sears,

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies

We describe two new forms of pica associated with iron deficiency and a new variant of a third. Previous reports on pica are tabulated. The value of a sympathetic, nonjudgmental approach to eliciting the medical history is emphasized.