Auricular exostoses in the prehistoric population of Gran Canaria

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-55

  Velasco Vazquez, J ^a   Betancor Rodriguez, A ^a   Arnay De La Rosa, M ^b   Gonzalez Reimers, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Auricular exostoses; Paleoeconomy; Paleopathology; Prehispanic Canary Islands

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EAR MALFORMATION; EXOSTOSIS; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEASHORE; SPAIN; WATER IMMERSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; COLD; EAR CANAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SPAIN; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 0034050403     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(200005)112:1<49::AID-AJPA6>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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