Clinical importance of leech therapy

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 443-445

  Ahmad, Tanzeel ^a   Anwar, Mohd ^a  

^a National Institute of Unani Medicine   (India)

Author keywords

Blood letting; Hirudo therapy; Leech therapy; Regimental therapy; Unani medicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857868678     PISSN: 09725938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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