Harris lines of the tibia across centuries: A comparison of two populations, medieval and contemporary in Central Europe

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 279-284

  Ameen, S ^a,c   Staub, L ^b   Ulrich, S ^b   Vock, P ^a   Ballmer, F ^a   Anderson, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Growth arrest lines; Harris lines; Long bones; Paleopathology; Physiological stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; BONE AGE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE DISEASE; BONE INJURY; BONE MALFORMATION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENDER; HISTORY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RICKETS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWITZERLAND; TIBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALEOPATHOLOGY; SWITZERLAND; TIBIA;

EID: 23844531224     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-004-0841-3     Document Type: Review

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