Using microscopy to improve a diagnosis: An isolated case of tuberculosis-induced hypertrophic osteopathy in archaeological dog remains

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 397-405

  Von Hunnius, T ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Faunal remains; Histology; Hypertrophic osteopathy; Palaeohistopathology; Palaeopathology; Tuberculosis; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649427298     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.989     Document Type: Article

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