The kidney in ancient Egyptian medicine: Where does it stand?

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 140-147

  Salem, Mohamed E ^a,c   Eknoyan, Garabed ^b  

^a Cairo University   (Egypt)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Cairo Medical Tower ^*  (Egypt)

Author keywords

Medical papyri; Mummy; Sounou; Symptomatology

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EGYPT; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASE; MEDICAL CARE; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

EGYPT; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; MANUSCRIPTS, MEDICAL; MUMMIES;

EID: 0032961791     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000013440     Document Type: Conference Paper

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