A case of healing spinal infection from classical Rome

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 77-83

  Canci, A ^a,b   Nencioni, L ^c   Minozzi, S ^b   Catalano, P ^c   Caramella, D ^b   Fornaciari, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c Archaeological Superintendence of Rome   (Italy)

Author keywords

Classical Rome; Fungal infection; Healing spinal infection; Osteomyelitis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844395925     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.734     Document Type: Article

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