Who are leeches? Exploring malleability in human-leech relations through ethnographies from Dagestan and Turkey.

Kaliszewska I, Kołodziejska I

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DOI: 10.1186/s13002-025-00801-4
Published: 2025 Jul 17
Container: Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s13002-025-00801-4,
  title = {Who are leeches? Exploring malleability in human-leech relations through ethnographies from Dagestan and Turkey.},
  author = {Kaliszewska I and Kołodziejska I},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine},
  doi = {10.1186/s13002-025-00801-4},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-025-00801-4}
}

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AU  - Kołodziejska I
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JO  - Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine
DO  - 10.1186/s13002-025-00801-4
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I, K., & I, K. (2025). Who are leeches? Exploring malleability in human-leech relations through ethnographies from Dagestan and Turkey.. Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-025-00801-4

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