Apple Down 152: A putative case of syphilis from sixth century AD Anglo-Saxon England

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 72-79

  Cole, Garrard ^a   Waldron, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caries sicca; Gummatous lesions; Periosteal reaction

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; CLAVICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FOOT; FRONTAL BONE; GEOGRAPHIC PATHOLOGY; HAND; HUMAN; LEG; RIB; SCAPULA; SYPHILIS;

BONE AND BONES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENGLAND; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; MALE; PALEOPATHOLOGY; SYPHILIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650468107     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21371     Document Type: Article

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