Between-group Differences in the Patterning of Musculo-skeletal Stress Markers: Avoiding Confounding Factors by Focusing on Qualitative Aspects of Physical Activity

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 94-105

  Stefanovic S ^a   Porcic M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Activity; Division of labour; Early Bronze Age; Mokrin; Musculo skeletal markers of stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872923139     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.1243     Document Type: Article

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