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Scurvy in the tropics

Evidence for increasing non‐adult micronutrient deficiency with the transition to agriculture in northern Vietnam

Bibliographic Data

ID24314226
AuthorsM Vlok (0000-0002-5259-3819, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, The University of Sydney Camperdown Australia), Marc F Oxenham (0000-0002-5804-2145, School of Archaeology and Anthropology, Australian National University Canberra Australia), Kate Domett (0000-0001-5091-3105, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University Townsville Australia), Hiep Hoang Trinh (0000-0003-0209-7259, Institute of Archaeology, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences Hanoi Vietnam), Tran Thi Minh (0000-0003-0784-4217, Institute of Archaeology, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences Hanoi Vietnam), Nguyen Thi Mai Huong (0000-0002-5577-7832, Institute of Archaeology, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences Hanoi Vietnam), Hirofumi Matsumura (School of Health Science, Sapporo Medical University Sapporo Japan), Nghia Truong Huu (Institute of Archaeology, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences Hanoi Vietnam), Lan Cuong Nguyen (Institute of Archaeology, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences Hanoi Vietnam), Anna Willis (College of Arts, Society and Education, James Cook University Townsville Australia), Hallie Buckley (Department of Anatomy, University of Otago Dunedin New Zealand)
Year2023
Volume180
Issue4
Pages715-732
Publication date2023-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2692-7691 • E-ISSN: 2692-7691
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.24698
OpenAlexW4318336248
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited81

bone lesions · Holocene Thermal Maximum · Mainland Southeast Asia · Neolithic · non-adults · northern Vietnam · nutritional stress · Paleopathology · Scurvy · transition to agriculture · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Paleopathology and ancient diseases

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Citation span2024 - 2026 (3)
Highly citedNo
Open DOIOpen Access
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