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The Cambridge core blog echoes the latest publication by Damián Copena and María Gómez on the Spanish-French trade in leeches, published in Medical History journal www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...

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Spanish–French leech trade and its consequences: From the increase in medical demand to resource depletion and technical innovation « History# « Cambridge Core Blog This article studies the impact caused by the success and dissemination of theories of the French Doctor, Françoise J.V. Broussais, on the use of leeches as a medical supply on Spanish–French trade re... https://www.cambridge.org/core/blog/2024/12/16/spanish-french-leech-trade-and-its-consequences-from-the-increase-in-medical-demand-to-resource-depletion-and-technical-innovation/