Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10087354 | British Journal of Plastic Surgery | 2004 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
We outline current practice and suggest a protocol for the use of leeches. Whilst the use of leeches is widespread, the plastic surgery community has progressed little in defining indications for their use or in achieving an accepted protocol for their application in units throughout the UK and Ireland.
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Authors
I.S Whitaker, D Izadi, D.W Oliver, G Monteath, P.E Butler,