The relationship of bone mineral density and other growth parameters to stress indicators in a medieval juvenile population

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 155-163

  McEwan, J M ^a   Mays, S ^b   Blake, G M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ENGLISH HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cortical index; Juvenile bone mineral density; Medieval childhood growth parameters; Stress indicators

Indexed keywords

EID: 20644446282     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.750     Document Type: Article

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