JOURNAL ARTICLE

Geophagia in Transkei region of South Africa: case reports

BL Meel

Year: 2013 Journal:   African Health Sciences Vol: 12 (4)Pages: 566-8   Publisher: Makerere University

Abstract

There is geophagia in the Xhosa community is prevalent and socially accepted.

Keywords:
Pica (typography) Medicine Geography Art

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