Lingual trauma: The use of medicinal leeches in the treatment of massive lingual hematoma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1083-1085

  Grossman, Michael D ^a   Karlovitz, Ann ^a  

^a LOVELACE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIRUDIN;

ADULT; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LEECH; MACROGLOSSIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0031862789     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199806000-00023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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