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On problems of differential diagnosis in palaeopathology, as illustrated by a case from prehistoric Indiana
Author(s) -
Brothwell D.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of osteoarchaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1099-1212
pISSN - 1047-482X
DOI - 10.1002/oa.1089
Subject(s) - paleopathology , prehistory , statement (logic) , differential diagnosis , relation (database) , differential (mechanical device) , medicine , history , archaeology , pathology , computer science , philosophy , data mining , epistemology , engineering , aerospace engineering
Because palaeopathology has to call on a limited range of evidence, compared with modern clinical diagnosis, it is important that a differential diagnosis should be broad‐based. A prehistoric case from Indiana is discussed in relation to this statement. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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