An age-related disease or a biocultural marker? Osteoarthritis of the foot in the Modern era Franciscan community of Azzio (17th-18th century BCE).

Omar Larentis; Roberta Fusco; Chiara Tesi; Marta Licata

doi:10.23750/abm.v94i4.14263

An age-related disease or a biocultural marker? Osteoarthritis of the foot in the Modern era Franciscan community of Azzio (17th-18th century BCE).

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Omar Larentis CROP - Centre of Research in Osteoarchaeology and Paleopathology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
Roberta Fusco CROP - Centre of Research in Osteoarchaeology and Paleopathology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
Chiara Tesi CROP - Centre of Research in Osteoarchaeology and Paleopathology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9867-4211
Marta Licata Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v94i4.14263

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Aging-associated diseases, religious practices, bone pathology

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03-08-2023

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Larentis O, Licata M. An age-related disease or a biocultural marker? Osteoarthritis of the foot in the Modern era Franciscan community of Azzio (17th-18th century BCE). . Acta Biomed. 2023;94(4):e2023126. doi:10.23750/abm.v94i4.14263

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