From the roots of otology: Diseases of the ear and their treatment in Byzantine times (324 - 1453 A.D.)

American Journal of Otology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 397-402

  Lascaratos, John ^a,c   Assimakopoulos, Dimitrios ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ancient instruments; Byzantine medicine; History of otology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATRESIA; CERUMEN; EAR DISEASE; EAR TUMOR; EARDRUM PERFORATION; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HERBAL MEDICINE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; OTITIS; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TINNITUS; VERTIGO;

BYZANTIUM; EAR DISEASES; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 0033491069     PISSN: 01929763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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