An assessment of the health status and physical characteristics of an early 20th century community at Maroelabult in the North West Province, South Africa

HOMO- Journal of Comparative Human Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 131-145

  Steyn, Maryna ^a   Nienaber, W C ^a   Meiring, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BONE GROWTH; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; JOINT DEGENERATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; LONG BONE; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; NEGRO; NEWBORN; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; RIB; RURAL AREA; SKELETON; SOUTH AFRICA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOOTH DISEASE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0037002790     PISSN: 0018442X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0018-442X-00041     Document Type: Article

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