Porotic hyperostosis as an indicator of anemia: An overview of correlation and cause
Anemia in prehistory remains a “paleopathological riddle”. The problems in diagnosis and interpretation are not surprising since anemia continues to be an issue of concern in contemporary populations. The word “anemia” is derived from the Greek, anaimia, meaning bloodlessness, and is a pathological...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2001
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3000310 |