Hirudo Medicinalis and the plastic surgeon

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 348-353

  Whitaker, Iain S ^a,e   Izadi, D ^a   Oliver, D W ^b   Monteath, G ^c   Butler, P E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Current practice; Flaps; Hirudo medicinalis; Leeches; Post operative; UK

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; CIPROFLOXACIN; HIRUDIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EGYPT; EUROPE; HISTORY; HUMAN; IRELAND; LEECH; MICROSURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 2942564464     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2003.12.016     Document Type: Article

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