Patterns in dental enamel hypoplasia by sex and age at death in two archaeological populations

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Griffin, R C ^a,b   Donlon, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Childhood health; Enamel defects; Mortality; Palaeopathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; JORDAN; MALE; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; CHILD; DENTAL ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; FEMALE; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 71949103448     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2008.09.012     Document Type: Article

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