A method of preventing or diminishing pain in several operations of surgery / [James Moore].
- Moore, James D., III
- Date:
- 1784
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A method of preventing or diminishing pain in several operations of surgery / [James Moore]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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