Osteoporosis among ancient Egyptians

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 78-89

  Zaki, M E ^a   Hussien, F H ^a   El Banna, R Abd El Shafy ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Ancient Egyptians; DEXA; Osteoporosis; SEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649312152     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.978     Document Type: Article

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