A hole in the head

Neuroscientist

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 263-269

  Gross, Charles G ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

History of neuroscience; Trepanning; Trephining

Indexed keywords

HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; REVIEW; SKULL SURGERY;

EID: 0032793630     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107385849900500415     Document Type: Review

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