Osteological and dental markers of health in the transition from the Late Antique to the Early Medieval period in Croatia

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 455-469

  Šlaus, Mario ^a  

^a CROATIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Cribra orbitalia; Europe; LEH; Periostitis; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROATIA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DETERIORATION; ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGES; PERIOSTITIS; POLITICS; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH INJURY; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE AND BONES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROATIA; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOOTH DISEASES;

EID: 47749096328     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20829     Document Type: Article

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