The association between pica during pregnancy and household food security status

• Glavni autori: Neda Ezzeddin (Autor), Elham Hojaji (Autor), Hanieh Velayati (Autor), Shaghayegh Shabani Noosh Abadi (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Introduction: Pica is an eating disorder characterized by persistent ingestion of non-nutrition substances including: soil or clay (Geophagia), corn or laundry starch (Amylophagia) and ice or freezer frost (Pagophagia). Ingestion of some non-food substances during pregnancy may lead to serious impli...