The treatment of leprosy in 19th-century London: A case study from St. Marylebone cemetery

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 364-374

  Walker, D ^a  

^a MUSEUM OF LONDON ARCHAEOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amputation; Leprosy; London; Post medieval; St. Marylebone; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649448798     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.975     Document Type: Article

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