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A paleoepidemiologic study of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis

P Vidal1

  • 1Anthropology laboratory, Bordeaux university I, Talence, France.

Joint Bone Spine
|June 30, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) was present in 2.8–3.7% of ancient individuals. This paleopathological finding suggests DISH may indicate older age at death in populations lacking clinical data.

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