The Medici syndrome: A medico-historical puzzle

International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-131

  Weisz, George M ^a   Matucci Cerinic, Marco ^b   Albury, William R ^c   Lippi, Donatella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Joints; Medici; Paleopathology; Skin; Spine

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; CERVICAL SPINE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HUMAN; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; MEDICI SYNDROME; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; SPINE DISEASE; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; ARTHROPATHY; ERYTHEMA; HISTORY; ITALY; PATHOLOGY; PEDIGREE; PUBLIC FIGURE; RADIOGRAPHY; SYNDROME;

ERYTHEMA; FAMOUS PERSONS; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HUMANS; ITALY; JOINT DISEASES; PEDIGREE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; SYNDROME;

EID: 77953795293     PISSN: 17561841     EISSN: 1756185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-185X.2010.01461.x     Document Type: Review

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