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Title: Craving for ice and iron-deficiency anemia: a case series from Oman.
Author: Osman YM, Wali YA, Osman OM.
Abstract:
Pagophagia, or the practice of consuming ice, is a particular expression of the more general phenomenon of pica. Pagophagia is a complex behavioral phenomenon arising from the interplay of biochemical, hematological, psychological, and cultural factors
Journal: Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2005 Mar;22(2):127-31