Paleopathology of ancient Egyptian mummies and skeletons. Investigations on the occurrence and frequency of specific diseases during various time periods in the necropolis of Thebes-West;Paläopathologie altägyptischer mumien und skelette: Untersuchungen zu auftreten und häufigkeit spezifischer krankheiten in verschiedenen zeitperioden der altägyptischen nekropole von Theben-West

Pathologe

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 379-385

  Nerlich, A ^a   Rohrbach, H ^a   Zink, A ^a  

^a KLINIKUM BOGENHAUSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mortality rate; Mummy; Osteoarthrosis; Osteomalacia; Scurvy; Skeleton; Trauma signs; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; BONE TUMOR; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; EGYPT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLIC DISORDER; MORTALITY; OSTEOMALACIA; PALEOPATHOLOGY; SCURVY; SKELETON; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

BONE AND BONES; BONE DISEASES; EGYPT; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; PALEOPATHOLOGY; SCURVY; SKELETON; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0036910860     PISSN: 01728113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00292-002-0558-9     Document Type: Article

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