Paleoepidemiology: is there a case to answer?

Paleoepidemiology: is there a case to answer?

Paleopathology is the study of disease, physiological disruptions and impairment in the past. After two centuries of mainly descriptive studies, efforts are being made towards better methodological approaches to the study of diseases in human populations of ancient times whose remains are recovered...

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Main Authors:	Sheila MF Mendonça de Souza, Diana Maul de Carvalho, Andrea Lessa
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2003-01-01
Series:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:	paleopathology methods paleoepidemiology archaeology bioarchaeology
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762003000900005

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