Larval therapy from antiquity to the present day: mechanisms of action, clinical applications and future potential

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Larval therapy from antiquity to the present day: mechanisms of action, clinical applications and future potential is …
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P356DOI10.1136/PGMJ.2006.055905
P3181OpenCitations bibliographic resource ID2105354
P932PMC publication ID2600045
P698PubMed publication ID17551073
P5875ResearchGate publication ID6285717

P50authorChristopher TwineQ43878721
P2093author name stringIain S Whitaker
Charles S Brown
Michael J Whitaker
Ahmed Shandall
Mathew Welck
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P433issue980
P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P304page(s)409-413
P577publication date2007-06-01
P1433published inPostgraduate Medical JournalQ7234294
P1476titleLarval therapy from antiquity to the present day: mechanisms of action, clinical applications and future potential
P478volume83

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