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Leprosy : past and present
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- Summary
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"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 ...
"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"--Provided by publisher.
Details
- Creator
- Charlotte A. Roberts ; foreword by Clark Spencer Larsen
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Gainesville : University of Florida Press, [2020]
- ©2020
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (xxi, 424 pages) : illustrations, maps
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9781683401841, 9781683402251, 1683402251
- OCLC
- on1152392020
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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