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Waldron, Tony.
Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Palaeopathology, by Tony Waldron

ABOUT THE BOOK

Paleopathology 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 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.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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.

CONTENTS

1. Introduction, and diagnosis
2. Bone metabolism and pathology
3. Diseases of joints: osteoarthritis
4. Other joint diseases
5. Bone forming and DISH
6. Infectious diseases
7. Metabolic diseases
8. Trauma
9. Tumours
10. Disorders of growth and development
11. Soft tissue diseases
12. Dental disease
13. An introduction to epidemiology

WHERE TO ORDER

ISBN: 978-0-521-86137-3 (hardback); 978-0-521-67855-1 (paperback)
$80.00 (hardback); $28.99 (paperback)

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Link to order online: http://cambridge.org/us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521678551

Posted Date: 2009-02-09

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