Pica and food craving in patients with iron-deficiency anemia: A case-control study in France

Pica and food craving in patients with iron-deficiency anemia: A case-control study in France

Pica is defined as compulsive ingestion of nonfood substances. Its association with iron deficiency is widely recognized.

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of medicine 2005-02, Vol.118 (2), p.185-188
Hauptverfasser: Kettaneh, Adrien, Eclache, Virginie, Fain, Olivier, Sontag, Christelle, Uzan, Michèle, Carbillon, Lionel, Stirnemann, Jérôme, Thomas, Michel
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Anemia
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - complications
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - psychology
Anemias. Hemoglobinopathies
Biological and medical sciences
Case-Control Studies
Diseases of red blood cells
Eating disorders
Female
France - epidemiology
General aspects
Geography
Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases
Humans
Iron
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pica - epidemiology
Pica - etiology
Prevalence
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Zusammenfassung:Pica is defined as compulsive ingestion of nonfood substances. Its association with iron deficiency is widely recognized.
ISSN:0002-9343
1555-7162
DOI:10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.07.050