Archaeological evidence on the use of opium in the Minoan world

International Congress Series

Volumn 1242, Issue C, 2002, Pages 23-29

  Askitopoulou, Helen ^a   Ramoutsaki, Ioanna A ^b   Konsolaki, Eleni ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b Crete ^*  (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Analgesia; ancient, Greek; History of medicine; opium

Indexed keywords

EID: 54049110255     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5131(02)00769-0     Document Type: Article

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