| Palaeopathology Contributor(s): Waldron, Tony (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521861373 ISBN-13: 9780521861373 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $97.84 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: Paleopathology is designed to help bone specialists with diagnosis of diseases in skeletal assemblages. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Pathology - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 616.07 |
| LCCN: 2008018710 |
| Series: Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7" W x 10" (1.55 lbs) 298 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 use the same criteria for diagnosing disease, which will enable valid comparisons to be made between studies. This book is based on modern clinical knowledge and provides background information so that those who read will understand the natural history of bone diseases, and this will enable them to draw reliable conclusions from their observations. Details of bone metabolism and the fundamentals of basic pathology are also provided, as well as a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliography. A short chapter on epidemiology provides information on how best to analyze and present the results of a study of human remains. |
Contributor Bio(s): Waldron, Tony: - Professor Tony Waldron teaches palaeopathology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. The author of about 300 peer-reviewed papers in medical, scientific, and archaeology journals, as well as books on occupational medicine and palaeoepidemiology, he is co-founder of the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology and served as co-editor for its first decade. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London, the Royal Society of Medicine, the Institute of Biology, and the Royal Anthropological Institute. |