Dental health and disease in ancient Egypt

British Dental Journal

Volumn 206, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 421-424

  Forshaw, R J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Bramblewood   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EGYPT; HEALTH; HISTORY; HUMAN; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; TOOTH DISEASE;

EGYPT; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MUMMIES; ORAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; TOOTH DISEASES;

EID: 67649233667     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.309     Document Type: Article

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