The family physician, or, A choice collection of approved medicines for the cure of every disease incident to the human body : with an appendix of the preparation of medicines, necessary for private use / by E. Bullman, M.D.
- Bullman, E.
- Date:
- 1798
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The family physician, or, A choice collection of approved medicines for the cure of every disease incident to the human body : with an appendix of the preparation of medicines, necessary for private use / by E. Bullman, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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