Paleopathology of skeletal fluorosis

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 465-483

  Littleton, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bahrain; Endemic fluorosis; Fluoride; Prehistoric Arabia

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE;

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; BAHRAIN; BONE DISEASE; BONE LEVEL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FLUOROSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HYPEROSTOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SKELETON; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH DISEASE;

ADULT; BAHRAIN; BONE AND BONES; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSSIFICATION, HETEROTOPIC; PALEOPATHOLOGY;

EID: 0032789483     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199908)109:4<465::AID-AJPA4>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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