The household medical adviser. A complete, popular-scientific work of reference ... compiled from the most recent recognised system of prevention and cure ... with over 320 illustrations, coloured plates and unfolding anatomical models / by H.Muller. M.D.
- Müller, H.
- Date:
- 1900
Licence: In copyright
Credit: The household medical adviser. A complete, popular-scientific work of reference ... compiled from the most recent recognised system of prevention and cure ... with over 320 illustrations, coloured plates and unfolding anatomical models / by H.Muller. M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.
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