A study of non-specific stress indicators and skeletal growth in two mediaeval subadult populations

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-79

  Ribot, Isabelle ^a   Roberts, Charlotte ^b  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health status; Long bone lengths; Mediaeval subadults; Skeletal growth curves; Stress indicators

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043040864     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1996.0006     Document Type: Article

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