Paralysis and severe disability requiring intensive care in Neolithic Asia

Anthropological Science

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 107-112

  Oxenham, Marc F ^a   Tilley, Lorna ^a   Matsumura, Hirofumi ^b   Nguyen, Lan Cuong ^c   Nguyen, Kim Thuy ^c   Nguyen, Kim Dung ^c   Domett, Kate ^d   Huffer, Damien ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Institute of Archaeology   (Viet Nam)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Juvenile onset; Klippel Feil; Quadriparesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949300449     PISSN: 09187960     EISSN: 13488570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1537/ase.081114     Document Type: Article

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