Pica? Or dental hygiene

dc.contributor.author	Nkrumah, F.K.
dc.contributor.author	Neumann, H.H.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-06-19T15:01:47Z
dc.date.accessioned	2017-10-16T13:02:00Z
dc.date.available	2013-06-19T15:01:47Z
dc.date.available	2017-10-16T13:02:00Z
dc.date.issued	1971
dc.identifier.citation	Nkrumah, F. K., & Neumann, H. H. (1971). Pica? Or dental hygiene. Pediatrics, 47(4), 789-790.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://197.255.68.203/handle/123456789/3685
dc.description.abstract	I read with interest the article by H. H. Neumann which appeared in the September 1970 issue of PEDIATRICS (46:441). I wish, however, to correct what I think is a gross cultural misinterpretation. I cannot subscribe to his view that the use of "kweapea" (chewing stick) or for that matter "sawee" (chewing sponge) in West Africa has anything to do with pica or is an expression of an instinctual need for something to chew on.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Pediatrics	en_US
dc.title	Pica? Or dental hygiene	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US

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