A treatise on the diseases of the chest : in which they are described according to their anatomical characters, and their diagnosis established on a new principle by means of acoustick instruments : with plates / tr. from the French of R.T.H. Laennec, with a preface and notes by John Forbes.
- René Laennec
- Date:
- 1821
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A treatise on the diseases of the chest : in which they are described according to their anatomical characters, and their diagnosis established on a new principle by means of acoustick instruments : with plates / tr. from the French of R.T.H. Laennec, with a preface and notes by John Forbes. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.
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