Nutritional Studies During Early Childhood Incidental III. Observations of Temperament, Habits, and Experiences of III-Health

Porotic hyperostosis as a marker of heal

Porotic hyperostosis as a marker of health and nutritional conditions during childhood: Studies at the transition between imperial rome and the early middle ages

✍ Loretana Salvadei; Francesca Ricci; Giorgio Manzi 📂 Article 📅 2001 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 394 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract Porotic hyperostosis, characterized by small and localized perforations on the surface of cranial bones, is considered a good indicator for assessing the health and nutritional status of past human populations. The most widely accepted theory at present indicates that anemias, either ac