Manual preparation of ground sections for the microscopy of natural bone tissue: Update and modification of Frost's 'rapid manual method'

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 366-374

  Maat, George J R ^a   Van Den Bos, Robert P M ^a   Aarents, M J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bone; Cremation; Ground section; Inhumation; Manual technique

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039488229     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.578     Document Type: Article

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