Observations on the effects of sea water in the scurvy and scrophula : in which a new theory of those diseases is attempted; with some reasons why bathing in fresh water must be much superior to that of the sea / By William Logan.
- William Logan
- Date:
- 1771
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Observations on the effects of sea water in the scurvy and scrophula : in which a new theory of those diseases is attempted; with some reasons why bathing in fresh water must be much superior to that of the sea / By William Logan. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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