A dissertation on the inutility of the amputation of limbs / Written in Latin ... Augmented with the notes of Mr. Tissot ... Now first translated into English, by a surgeon.
- Johann Ulrich Bilguer
- Date:
- 1764
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A dissertation on the inutility of the amputation of limbs / Written in Latin ... Augmented with the notes of Mr. Tissot ... Now first translated into English, by a surgeon. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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