Prevalence rates of spondylolysis in British skeletal populations

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 164-174

  Fibiger, L ^a,b   Knusel C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

English skeletal populations; Epidemiology; Recording; Spondylolysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 20644460370     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.766     Document Type: Article

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