Palaeopathology by Tony Waldron

Palaeopathology by Tony Waldron

Palaeopathology 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 it 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.

"Researchers would want to use this text in the field, to introduce advanced undergraduates to the sub-discipline, and as a starting point for bridging anthropological and clinical data within their own research products" -PaleoAnthropology
"This very well written and comprehensive volume should prove useful to anyone attempting to diagnose disease from ancient human remains." -Douglas Ubelaker, Journal of Anthropological Research

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.

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ISBN 13	9780521861373
ISBN 10	0521861373
Title	Palaeopathology
Author	Tony Waldron
Series	Cambridge Manuals In Archaeology
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Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2008-10-20
Number of pages	298
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