Investigating the specificity of periosteal reactions in pathology museum specimens

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 48-59

  Weston, Darlene A ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Nonspecific infection; Paleopathology; Periostitis

Indexed keywords

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; BONE INFECTION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMATION CENTER; OSSIFICATION; PATHOGENESIS; PERIOSTEUM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

BONE AND BONES; BONE DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; OSTEOGENESIS; PALEONTOLOGY; PERIOSTEUM;

EID: 50049111912     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20839     Document Type: Article

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