Demographic, Clinical, and Biochemical Predictors of Pica in a Large Cohort of Blood Donors

• Published in: Blood Vol. 136; no. Supplement 1; pp. 2 - 3
• Main Authors: Liu, Hefei, Page, Grier, Burns, Robert, Mast, Alan E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 05.11.2020

Background: Pica is characterized as repeatedly eating or chewing of a non-nutritious substance including, but not limited to ice, clay and dirt, starch, raw pasta, chalk, coal, paint, or paper. Life-threatening conditions, such as gastrointestinal infections and lead poisoning, may occur depending...