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De levande döda i Åhus. En studie av lepra i skelettmaterial från St. Jörgens hospital i Åhus.

Placiente Robedizo, Bebelyn LU (2014) HOSK04 20132
Historical Osteology
Abstract
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to provide answers concerning how leprosy affected the lives of individuals from the St. Jörgens hospital in Åhus, Scania. Another main topic of concern is how leprosy relates to factors such as other diseases, age and gender. Finally this thesis evaluates and discuses the problems and issues surrounding osteological diagnosis of leprosy.
A total of 26 graves containing 54 individuals have been analyzed. Of these a mere eight were diagnosed with leprosy. While it was possible to unearth the pathologies, stress-related changes and traumas of individuals it was harder to draw more generalized conclusions from the material. Relationships between leprosy, other diseases, age and gender are discussed but any... (More)
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to provide answers concerning how leprosy affected the lives of individuals from the St. Jörgens hospital in Åhus, Scania. Another main topic of concern is how leprosy relates to factors such as other diseases, age and gender. Finally this thesis evaluates and discuses the problems and issues surrounding osteological diagnosis of leprosy.
A total of 26 graves containing 54 individuals have been analyzed. Of these a mere eight were diagnosed with leprosy. While it was possible to unearth the pathologies, stress-related changes and traumas of individuals it was harder to draw more generalized conclusions from the material. Relationships between leprosy, other diseases, age and gender are discussed but any conclusions are ultimately rejected due to the unreliability of such a miniscule sample.
This thesis provides a useful pathological-osteological inventory of the individuals excavated from St. Jörgens hospital and also an intimate account of the eight lepers. (Less)
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Placiente Robedizo, Bebelyn LU
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organization
course
HOSK04 20132
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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language
Swedish
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4227694
date added to LUP
2014-03-10 08:37:30
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2014-03-10 08:53:25
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this bachelor thesis is to provide answers concerning how leprosy affected the lives of individuals from the St. Jörgens hospital in Åhus, Scania. Another main topic of concern is how leprosy relates to factors such as other diseases, age and gender. Finally this thesis evaluates and discuses the problems and issues surrounding osteological diagnosis of leprosy. 
A total of 26 graves containing 54 individuals have been analyzed. Of these a mere eight were diagnosed with leprosy. While it was possible to unearth the pathologies, stress-related changes and traumas of individuals it was harder to draw more generalized conclusions from the material. Relationships between leprosy, other diseases, age and gender are discussed but any conclusions are ultimately rejected due to the unreliability of such a miniscule sample. 
This thesis provides a useful pathological-osteological inventory of the individuals excavated from St. Jörgens hospital and also an intimate account of the eight lepers.}},
  author       = {{Placiente Robedizo, Bebelyn}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{De levande döda i Åhus. En studie av lepra i skelettmaterial från St. Jörgens hospital i Åhus.}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}