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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/21423| Title: | The use of leeches in medicine |
| Authors: | Boffa, Charles J. |
| Keywords: | Leeches -- Therapeutic use Leeches -- Malta Hirudo medicinalis |
| Issue Date: | 2006-12 |
| Publisher: | Malta College of Family Doctors |
| Citation: | Boffa, C. J. (2006). The use of leeches in medicine. Maltese Family Doctor, 15(2), 53-54. |
| Abstract: | A Leech is any parasite annelid of the class Hirudinea. While leeches can be harmful some have been used medically in the past. Infestation by leeches (hirudiasis) may be external or internal. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/21423 |
| Appears in Collections: | MFD, Volume 15, Issue 2 MFD, Volume 15, Issue 2 |
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