Research view
| 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
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| Journal: | Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2005 Mar;22(2):127-31 |