Anatomy of a serial killer: Differential diagnosis of tuberculosis based on rib lesions of adult individuals from the Coimbra Identified Skeletal Collection, Portugal

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 38-49

  Santos, Ana Luísa ^a   Roberts, Charlotte Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

20th century; Portugal; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Rib periostitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSSIFICATION; PORTUGAL; RIB; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PORTUGAL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RIBS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33646249116     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20160     Document Type: Article

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