Severe urological complication of leech bite in the tropics

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 164-165

  Hamid, M S A ^a   Nor, G R M ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER INJURY; CASE REPORT; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; LEECH; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030033557     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.1996.87237.x     Document Type: Article

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