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Case Reports
. 2004 Feb;97(2):83.
doi: 10.1177/014107680409700213.

A leech in the large bowel

Sriparna Basu  1 , Pranab Kumar Chandra, Somprakas Basu
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Case Reports

A leech in the large bowel

Sriparna Basu et al. J R Soc Med. 2004 Feb.
No abstract available

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