Born to suck--the return of the leech?

E Ernst¹

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Editorial

E Ernst. Pain. 2008.

. 2008 Jul 15;137(2):235-236.

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.02.016. Epub 2008 Mar 25.

E Ernst¹

¹ Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter & Plymouth, 25 Victoria Park Road, Exeter EX2 4NT, UK.

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Effectiveness of leech therapy in women with symptomatic arthrosis of the first carpometacarpal joint: a randomized controlled trial.
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