Osteoporosis in earlier human populations

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-78

  Mays, Simon A ^a  

^a ENGLISH HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archeology; History; Osteoporosis; Paleopathology; Review

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002549502     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:2:1:71     Document Type: Article

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