Surgical maggots and the history of their medical use

Entomological Review

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 667-674

  Kruglikova, A A ^a   Chernysh, S I ^a  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 84885675194     PISSN: 00138738     EISSN: 15556689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0013873813060018     Document Type: Article

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