Two Roman and Medieval Cases of Symmetrical Erosive Polyarthropathy from Normandy: Anatomico-pathological and Radiological Evidence for Rheumatoid Arthritis

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 451-466

  Blondiaux, Joël ^a   Cotten, Anne ^b   Fontaine, Christian ^b   Hänni, Catherine ^c   Bera, Anne ^b   Flipo, René Marc ^b  

^a Ctr d'Etud Paleopathologiques Nord   (France)

^b LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Rheumatoid Arthritis; Spondylarthropathies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001453849     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1212(199709/10)7:5<451::AID-OA334>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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