Leprosy : past and present /
Charlotte A. Roberts ; foreword by Clark Spencer Larsen.
Bok Engelsk 2020
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Opplysninger | The Biology of Leprosy Bacteria and How They Are Transmitted to Humans -- How Leprosy Affects the Human Body -- Past and Present Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis -- The Bioarchaeology of Leprosy -- The Bioarchaeological Evidence of Leprosy -- Reconstructing the Origin, Evolution, and History of Leprosy -- Conclusions: A Future for Leprosy; Clinical and Bioarchaeological Perspectives. - "Through an unprecedented multidisciplinary and global approach, this book documents the dramatic 7,000-year history of leprosy using bioarchaeological, clinical, and historical information from a wide variety of contexts, dispelling many longstanding myths about the disease"--
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ISBN | 9781683401841
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