What was the Prevalence of Malignant Disease in the Past?

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 463-470

  Waldron, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Malignant disease; Palaeopathology; Skeletons

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001198489     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(199612)6:5<463::aid-oa304>3.0.co;2-y     Document Type: Article

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