Diseases of women : including their pathology, causation, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment a manual for students and practitioners / by Arthur W. Edis.

  • Edis, Arthur W. (Arthur Wellesley), 1840-1893.
Date:
1882
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Credit: Diseases of women : including their pathology, causation, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment a manual for students and practitioners / by Arthur W. Edis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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