Observations on a new and easy method of curing disorders, by factitious air, without the use of drugs. Also, an enquiry into the medical properties of positive and negative electricity / [Loftus Wood].
- Wood, Loftus
- Date:
- 1780
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Observations on a new and easy method of curing disorders, by factitious air, without the use of drugs. Also, an enquiry into the medical properties of positive and negative electricity / [Loftus Wood]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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