Palaeopathology

Paleopathology is designed to help bone specialists with diagnosis of diseases in skeletal assemblages. It suggests an innovative method of arriving at a diagnosis in the skeleton by applying ‘operational definitions’. The aim is to ensure that all those who study bones will use the same criteria...

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Tác giả chính: Waldron, Tony
Định dạng: Sách
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: Cambridge University Press 2013
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Truy cập trực tuyến:http://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/35494
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Tóm tắt:Paleopathology is designed to help bone specialists with diagnosis of diseases in skeletal assemblages. It suggests an innovative method of arriving at a diagnosis in the skeleton by applying ‘operational definitions’. The aim is to ensure that all those who study bones will use the same criteria for diagnosing disease, which will enable valid comparisons to be made between studies. This book is based on modern clinical knowledge and provides background information so that readers understand the natural history of bone diseases, which will enable them to draw reliable conclusions from their observations. Details of bone metabolism and the fundamentals of basic pathology are also provided, as well as a comprehensive and upto- date bibliography. A short chapter on epidemiology provides information on how best to analyze and present the results of a study of human remains