Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis in the Medici, Grand Dukes of Florence (XVI century)

European Spine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL.2, 2010, Pages

  Giuffra, Valentina ^a   Giusiani, Sara ^a   Fornaciari, Antonio ^a   Villari, Natale ^c   Vitiello, Angelica ^a   Fornaciari, Gino ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diabetes; DISH; Life style; Morbus forrestier; Obesity; Renaissance; Spinal ankylosis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED HYPEROSTOSIS SYNDROME; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HUMANS; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENTS; MALE; OBESITY; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 79951669385     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-1125-3     Document Type: Article

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