Bone mineral densities in the prehistoric, Viking-Age and medieval populations of Norway

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 199-206

  Holck, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Norway; Osteoporosis; Palaeopathology

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247360303     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.870     Document Type: Article

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