Congenital Syphilis in the Archaeological Record: Diagnostic Insensitivity of Osseous Lesions

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-42

  Rothschild, Bruce M ^a,b,c,d   Rothschild, Christine ^a,b,c  

^a ARTHRITIS CENTER OF NORTHEAST OHIO   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^d SECTION OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital; Syphilis; Treponemal disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002136931     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(199701)7:1<39::aid-oa313>3.0.co;2-j     Document Type: Article

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