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Fracture patterns at the medieval leper hospital in Chichester (1998)
Journal Article
Judd, M., & Roberts, C. (1998). Fracture patterns at the medieval leper hospital in Chichester. American journal of physical anthropology, 105(1), 43-55. https://doi.org/10.1002/%28sici%291096-8644%28199801%29105%3A1%3C43%3A%3Aaid-ajpa5%3E3.0.co%3B2-e

Humans are constantly at risk of bone fractures, not only when threatened by personal violence, but also by the challenge of daily living. Because fractures are a cross-cultural phenomenon and are one of the more commonly observed skeletal lesions in... Read More about Fracture patterns at the medieval leper hospital in Chichester.

Rib lesions and tuberculosis: the palaeopathological evidence (1998)
Journal Article
Roberts, C., Boylston, A., Buckley, L., Chamberlain, A., & Murphy, E. (1998). Rib lesions and tuberculosis: the palaeopathological evidence. Tubercle and lung disease, 79(1), 55-60. https://doi.org/10.1054/tuld.1998.0005

Setting:Tuberculosis diagnosis in past populations relies on lesions in the spine and major weight bearing joints of the body. Bone formation on visceral surfaces of ribs has also been suggested to be the result of chronic pulmonary disease. Objectiv... Read More about Rib lesions and tuberculosis: the palaeopathological evidence.

Infectious disease, sex and gender: the complexity of it all (1998)
Book Chapter
Roberts, C., Lewis, M., & Boocock, P. (1998). Infectious disease, sex and gender: the complexity of it all. In A. Grauer, & P. Stuart-Macadam (Eds.), Sex and gender in paleopathological perspective (93-113). Cambridge University Press