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Sketch of the revolutions of medical science, and views relating to its reform / By P.J.G. Cabanis ... Translated from the French, with notes, by A. Henderson. M.D.

Cabanis, P. J. G. (Pierre Jean Georges), 1757-1808. Coup d'oeil sur les révolutions et sur la réforme de la médecine. English

Date:: 1806

Credit: Sketch of the revolutions of medical science, and views relating to its reform / By P.J.G. Cabanis ... Translated from the French, with notes, by A. Henderson. M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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