Health status of the venda, a post-antibiotic community in rural South Africa

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 492-503

  L'Abbe E N ^a   Steyn, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Bioarchaeology; Chronic disease; Leprosy; Osteomyelitis; Skeletal remains

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548932419     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.901     Document Type: Article

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