A review of trepanations in Anatolia with new cases

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 505-534

  Erdal, Y S ^a   Erdal, Ö D ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ancient Anatolia; Ancient surgery; Neurosurgery; Paleopathology; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053057062     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.1154     Document Type: Review

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