Adult scurvy in New France: Samuel de Champlain's “mal de la terre” at Saint Croix Island, 1604–1605

TA Crist, MH Sorg - International Journal of Paleopathology, 2014 - Elsevier
Diagnosing scurvy (vitamin C deficiency) in adult skeletal remains is difficult despite
documentary evidence of its past prevalence. Analysis of 20 European colonists buried at …