Maxillary sinusitis as an indicator of respiratory health in past populations

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 301-318

  Merrett, Deborah C ^a   Pfeiffer, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air quality; Iroquoians; Ossuary; Paleopathology; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BONE REMODELING; CANADA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; MAXILLA SINUSITIS; PALEOPATHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUSITIS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0034102384     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(200003)111:3<301::AID-AJPA2>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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