Geophagic practice in Mashau Village, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Large quantities of earth materials are consumed daily in Mashau Village; nonetheless, this practice had not been studied. Furthermore, the motivations for this geophagic behaviour in the study area were unclear. Thus, questionnaires were distributed to 200 participants in the study area with the ai...
Main Authors: | Unarine Mashao, Georges-Ivo Ekosse, John Odiyo, Nenita Bukalo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-03-01
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Series: | Heliyon |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021006022 |
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