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Differences and Commonalities in Physical, Chemical and Mineralogical Properties of Zanzibari Geophagic Soils

The function of human geophagy has long been questioned. We sought to test hypotheses concerning its potential physiological effects through analysis of soils and patterns in geophagy behavior. Eleven samples of geophagic soils consumed by pregnant women on Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, were cha...

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Autores principales: Young, Sera L., Wilson, M. Jeffrey, Hillier, Stephen, Delbos, Evelyne, Ali, Said M., Stoltzfus, Rebecca J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2817084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20063204
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10886-009-9729-y