The proximate cause of disease : by induction from the laws of animated nature : with an examination of the theories of Townsend, Reich, Darwin, Rush, and Wilson / by John Mace, M.D.
- Mace, John, 1935-
- Date:
- 1802
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The proximate cause of disease : by induction from the laws of animated nature : with an examination of the theories of Townsend, Reich, Darwin, Rush, and Wilson / by John Mace, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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