Contending with illness in ancient Egypt: A textual and osteological study of health care at Deir el-Medina

Anne Eliese Austin

Contending with illness in ancient Egypt: A textual and osteological study of health care at Deir el-Medina

University of Missouri-St. Louis

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Original language	American English
Journal	Default journal
State	Published - Jan 1 2014

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Genealogy
Family Medicine
Medicine and Health Sciences

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