Staffs as walking aids in ancient Egypt and Palestine

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 450-454

  Loebl, W Y ^a   Nunn, J F ^b  

^a The Stocks ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Stocks   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXILLA; BODY POSTURE; EGYPT; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; LEISURE; PALESTINE; REVIEW; WALKING; WALKING AID;

EID: 0030758804     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689709000811     Document Type: Review

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