Possible Therapy for Headaches in Ancient Times

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 316-319

  Capasso, Luigi ^a   Di Tota, Gabriella ^a  

^a Department of Anthropology National Archeological Museum   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cranial trephination; Headaches; Middle ages; Palaeopathology

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542634964     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1212(199606)6:3<316::AID-OA271>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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