Nasal leech infestation in children: Comparison of two different innovative techniques

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 853-855

  Adhikari, Prakash ^a  

^a TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Foreign body sensation; Leech infestation; Nose

Indexed keywords

ARTERY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCEPS; HUMAN; INFESTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEECH; MALE; NOSE CAVITY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STUDENT T TEST; SUCTION; WORM INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEECHES; MALE; NOSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 67349279302     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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