Osteological Evidence Of Disease Amongst The Huron Indians

Description:

There is little historical evidence of the nature of the diseases prevalent among the Hurons. Material surveyed indicated that the Hurons suffered from TB of the spine and also from a curious form of productive arthritis affecting chiefly the vertebral column and having many points of resemblance to ankylosing spondylitis. They also suffered fractures. Sketch. Photos.

Protocol:

UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access

Community:

UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center

Category:

Anatomy, Death, Tribal Actions

Original Date:

1949

Creator:

Page, J, Brown, Gm

Language:

English

Rights:

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Source:

J Appl Physiol; Harris, RI. Osteological evidence of disease amongst the Huron Indians. U of Toronto Med J 1949;27:71-75.

Identifier:

9901818

Subject:

Bone and Bones, Burial, Cultural Characteristics, Fracture, Mortuary Practices

Type:

Monograph