Comparing a mechanical device with medicinal leeches for treating venous congestion

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 556-564

  Hartig, Gregory K ^a   Connor, Nadine P ^b   Heisey, Dennis M ^b   Conforti, Michael L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; GLASS; OXYGEN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; HYPEREMIA; LEECH; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TISSUE LEVEL; PERFUSION; SKIN COLOR; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SUCTION; VEIN;

EID: 0242494390     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0194-5998(03)01587-0     Document Type: Article

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