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Pica and iron-deficiency anaemia
1Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Royal Free Hospital, London, England.
Child: Care, Health and Development
|July 1, 1991
Abstract:
In two cases of children with pica referred to a child psychiatrist, both were found to have undiagnosed iron-deficiency anaemia. Treatment with iron supplements and dietary advice led to decrease or cessation of pica.