num_pages: 350
description: The Bioarchaeology of Metabolic Bone Disease provides a comprehensive and invaluable source of information on this important group of diseases. It is an essential guide for those engaged in either basic recording or in-depth research on human remains from archaeological sites. The range of potential tools for investigating metabolic diseases of bone are far greater than for many other conditions and building on clinical investigations this book will consider gross surface features visible using microscopic examination histological and radiological features of bone that can be used to help investigate metabolic bone diseases.
language: English
title: The Bioarchaeology of Metabolic Bone Disease
publisher: Academic Press