High prevalence of kaolin consumption in migrant women living in a major urban area of France: A cro...
High prevalence of kaolin consumption in migrant women living in a major urban area of France: A cross-sectional investigation
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Geophagia is a feeding behavior involving the regular intake of soil, including clay-like kaolin. Frequent in Africa, kaolin consumption is associated with heavy metal intoxication, iron and other micronutrient deficiencies, geohelminth infection and inactivation of concomitantly taken drugs. It is expected that this practice would be imported into...
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High prevalence of kaolin consumption in migrant women living in a major urban area of France: A cross-sectional investigation
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2267556382
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2267556382
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0220557
