The female's guide to health : containing an address to the married lady, together with a complete treatise on female complaints, and midwifery : to which is added a few remarks on the management of infants / by Jonah Spaulding.
- Spaulding, Jonah, 1778-1870
- Date:
- 1837
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The female's guide to health : containing an address to the married lady, together with a complete treatise on female complaints, and midwifery : to which is added a few remarks on the management of infants / by Jonah Spaulding. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
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