The natural method of cureing the diseases of the body and the disorders of the mind depending on the body. In three parts. Part. I, Reflections on the nature and cure of particular chronical distempers / [George Cheyne].
- George Cheyne
- Date:
- 1742
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The natural method of cureing the diseases of the body and the disorders of the mind depending on the body. In three parts. Part. I, Reflections on the nature and cure of particular chronical distempers / [George Cheyne]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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