Medicinal leech therapy / [edited by] Andreas Michalsen, Manfred Roth, Gustav Dobos ; with contributions by M. Aurich ... [et al.] ; [translator, Suzyon O'Neal Wandrey].

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Publication InfoStuttgart ; New York : Thieme,
Descriptionp. ; cm.
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Subjects
Leeches--Therapeutic use.
Leeching.

Other author/creatorMichalsen, Andreas.
Other author/creatorRoth, Manfred, PhD.
Other author/creatorDobos, Gustav.
Other author/creatorAurich, M. (Michael)
Uniform titleBlutegeltherapie. English.
Contents History of leech therapy -- Biology of the leech -- Leech therapy in practise -- Indications -- Leech therapy in rheumatologic disorders -- Leech therapy in plastic surgery -- The scientific basis for leech therapy -- Biochemistry of leech secretions -- Contraindications -- Side effects -- Bacterial flora of the medical leech, Hirudo medicinalis -- Medicinal leeches and integrative medicine -- Legal aspects of leech therapy.
General note"This book is an authorized and revised translation of the German edition published and copyrighted 2006 by Karl F. Haug Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany. Title of the German edition: Blutegeltherapie."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2006101407
ISBN9783131435811 (GTV : alk. paper)
ISBN313143581X (GTV : alk. paper)
ISBN9781588905635 (TNY : alk. paper)
ISBN1588905632 (TNY : alk. paper)

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