Cortical bone dynamics and age-related osteopenia in a Longobard archaeological sample from three graveyards of the Veneto region (Northeast Italy)

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 268-279

  Drusini, Andrea G ^a   Bredariol, Simonetta ^a   Carrara, Nicola ^a   Bonati, Maurizio Rippa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Longobards; Osteopenia; Osteoporosis; Proximal femur

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039257687     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1212(200007/08)10:4<268::AID-OA529>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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