Leeches in medicine

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 292-295

  John Thearle, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MATER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hirudo medicinalis; Leeching history; Medical leeches

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEECH; PHLEBOTOMY; PLASTIC SURGERY; SURGERY;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BLOODLETTING; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; LEECHES; SURGERY; SURGERY, PLASTIC;

EID: 0032044540     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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