The use of medicinal leeches to treat macroglossia secondary to blunt trauma

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 649-650

  Byrne, Patrick J ^a   Bernstein, Paul E ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INJURY; MACROGLOSSIA; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSING; PHLEBOTOMY; TIME; TONGUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LEECHING; MACROGLOSSIA; ORAL HYGIENE; TIME FACTORS; TONGUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0035656163     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhn.2001.119867     Document Type: Article

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