Leprosy at the Lazaretto on St. Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 72-84

  Gilmore, Joanna K ^a  

^a St Eustatius Center for Archaeological Research   (Netherlands Antilles)

Author keywords

Colonial Caribbean; Leprosaria; Leprosy; Palaeopathology

Indexed keywords

EID: 39649104573     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.929     Document Type: Article

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