Disease in Egyptian mummies: The contribution of new technologies

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Volumn 349, Issue 9067, 1997, Pages 1760-1763

  David, A R ^a  

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Indexed keywords

DNA;

DNA DETERMINATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ODONTOLOGY; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030905308     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)10221-X     Document Type: Note

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