| Description |
viii, 85 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Maggots -- 3. Maggots and Wound Healing -- 4. Clinical Application of Maggots -- 5. Appendix -- Sterile Maggot Suppliers |
| Summary |
"This text contains extensive, reader-friendly information on maggot therapy. There is an overview of the pertinent fly species, a history of maggot therapy, and information on their mode of action and application. In addition to detailed descriptions of the clinical problems for which maggots can be used, there are case studies, and questions and answers from medical practice."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
"This book is an authorized and revised translation of the German edition published and copyrighted 2002 by TRIAS Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany"--T.p. verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-74) and index |
| Subject |
Larvae.
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Maggots.
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Wound healing.
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Wounds and injuries -- Treatment.
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Wound Healing.
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Debridement -- methods.
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Larva.
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Complementary Therapies.
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Larva.
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Wounds and Injuries -- therapy.
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| Author |
Grassberger, Martin.
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Sherman, Ronald.
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| LC no. |
2004273431 |
| ISBN |
1588902323 (TNY) |
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313136811X (GTV) |
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