A compact reference stating the epidemiological methods required to study the frequency of disease in skeletal populations. Discusses problems which may arise and suggests techniques to deal with them. The nature of paleopathology, the manner in which diagnoses should be made in paleopathology, reco...
Tony Waldron
Paperback
124
Wiley
0471951382
9780471951384
5
This book contains suggestions for operational definitions to be used to diagnose pathological lesions found in human remains. It is arranged by groups and each definition has a unique identified which should make it easier to make comparisons between different studies of disease in the skeleton.
Tony Waldron
Kindle Edition
31
PPSG
4
How do we identify and measure human disease in the past? In the absence of soft tissue, paleoepidemiologists have developed ingenious ways of assessing illness and mortality in archaeological populations. In this volume, the key methods of epidemiology are outlined for non-specialists, showing the ...
Tony Waldron
Hardcover
150
Left Coast Press
1598742523
9781598742527
3
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 what are referred to as "operational definitions." The aim is to ensure that all those who study bones will ...
Tony Waldron
Paperback
298
Cambridge University Press
0521678552
9780521678551
2
In explaining what the archaeologist can reliably deduce about past societies from the study of bones and other human remains, Dr. Tony Waldron carefully avoids over-technical jargon. He covers the subject under the three headings of Life, Death, and Disease. He explains first that bones give us inf...
Tony Waldron
Paperback
158
Tempus
0752414887
9780752414881
1
Tony Waldron
Hardcover
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
10
Tony Waldron
Hardcover
Left Coast Press Inc
9
Paperback
Paperback
8