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A rheumatologist takes time out from routine clinical practice to examine bones from an ancient Middle Eastern burial ground
Author(s) -
Browne Christopher D,
Browne Maree G
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb138665.x
Subject(s) - paleopathology , archaeology , ancient history , medicine , geography , history
Palaeopathology is the study of disease in antiquity. Doctor Christopher Browne has spent several years studying skeletal material recovered from an archaeological site in Jordan to gain insight into the evolution of rheumatic and bone diseases.