Epidemiological approach to the paleopathological diagnosis of leprosy

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 380-387

  Boldsen, Jesper L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cemeteries; Denmark; Lepers institutions; Sensitivity; Simultaneous estimation; Skeletal lesions; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE LESION; DENMARK; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MORBIDITY; PALEOPATHOLOGY; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; BONE AND BONES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; FOSSILS; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MALE; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034899679     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1094     Document Type: Article

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