New light on cranial surgery in ancient Rome

Lancet

Volumn 355, Issue 9200, 2000, Pages 305-307

  Mariani Costantini, Renato ^a   Catalano, Paola ^c   Di Gennaro, Francesco ^c   Di Tota, Gabriella ^b   Angeletti, Luciana Rita ^d  

^a U   (Italy)

^b Department of Anthropology   (Italy)

^c Archaeo Superintendence of Rome   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEOLOGY; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; ITALY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SKULL SURGERY; TREPANATION;

EID: 0034700783     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)05064-3     Document Type: Note

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