Pharmacopœia Meadiana: faithfully gathered from original prescriptions, containing the most elegant methods of cure in diseases. To which are annexed useful observations upon each prescription : the whole digested under proper heads / [Richard Mead].
- Richard Mead
- Date:
- 1757-1758
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Pharmacopœia Meadiana: faithfully gathered from original prescriptions, containing the most elegant methods of cure in diseases. To which are annexed useful observations upon each prescription : the whole digested under proper heads / [Richard Mead]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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