Osteoarthritis of the hands in early populations

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1292-1298

  Waldron, H A ^a,b,c  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Archaeology   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eburnation; Hands; Medieval; Osteoarthritis; Post medieval; Skeleton

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPHOID BONE; SEX RATIO; SKELETON; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030469473     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/35.12.1292     Document Type: Article

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