A Possible Case of Hydrocephalus in a Medieval Child from Doonbought Fort, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 435-442

  Murphy, Eileen M ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doonbought; Hydrocephalus; Medieval; Northern ireland

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542634332     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(199612)6:5<435::aid-oa288>3.0.co;2-o     Document Type: Article

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