Analysis of dental attrition and mortality in the medieval village of Tirup, Denmark

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 169-176

  Boldsen, Jesper L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dental attrition; Heterogeneity; Nutrition; Selective mortality; Tirup; Whole mouth analysis

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; DENMARK; FOOD INTAKE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; TOOTH DISEASE;

AGE FACTORS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; MALE; MORTUARY PRACTICE; PALEODONTOLOGY; TOOTH ATTRITION;

EID: 12444307462     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20057     Document Type: Article

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