The Palaeopathology of leprosy in Britain
A review
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14555573 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Keith Manchester (University of Bradford), Charlotte A Roberts (0000-0002-2259-807X, University of Bradford), Charlotte Roberts (0000-0002-1612-4214) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 265-272 |
| Publication date | 1989-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00438243.1989.9980105 |
| PMID | 16470999 |
| OpenAlex | W2023094920 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 8 |
The history of leprosy is briefly outlined. First recorded is an Indian source of the sixth century BC and a Chinese text of the third century. The earliest recorded skeletal evidence comes from the Dakhleh Oasis dating to the second century BC. By the fifth century AD the disease had reached Britain and rose to a peak between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries. By the sixteenth century it had declined rapidly. Questions of early diagnosis and treatment are considered
Ancient history · Archaeology · Eleventh · Leprosy · Paleopathology · Pathology · Classics · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History · Leprosy Research and Treatment · Medicine · Paleopathology and ancient diseases
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| Citations per year | 0.35 |
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| Citation span | 2003 - 2021 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |