Bone lesions in yaws - another potential marker of indigenous Australian remains.

Forensic Sci Med Pathol

Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Level 3 Medical School North Building, Frome Road, Adelaide,, 5005, Australia.

Published: December 2017

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