Trepanations and pseudotrepanations: Evidence of cranial surgery from prehistoric and early historic Ireland

Trepanation

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 79-94

  DonnabhÁin, Barra Ó ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ireland; Medieval; Prehistory; Surgery; Trauma; Trepanation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874187305     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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