The medicinal leech in jewish writings

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 296-298

  Rosner, Fred ^a  

^a QUEENS HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hirudo medicinalis; History of medicine; Leeches; Talmud

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEECH; LITERATURE; PHLEBOTOMY; RELIGION;

ANIMALS; BLOODLETTING; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; JUDAISM; LEECHES; MEDICINE IN LITERATURE;

EID: 0033291183     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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