Of gods and leeches: Treatment of priapism in the nineteenth century

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 562-565

  Hodgson, D ^a  

^a St Leonards on Sea   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELLADONNA ALKALOID; ICE; POTASSIUM BROMIDE;

CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INCISION; LEECH; LOTION; MALE; PENIS DISEASE; PRIAPISM; REVIEW;

EID: 0345096456     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.96.11.562     Document Type: Review

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