On spermatorrhoea and certain functional derangements and debilities of the generative system : their nature, treatment, and cure / by F.B. Courtenay.
- Courtenay, Francis Burdett, 1811-1886
- Date:
- 1882
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: On spermatorrhoea and certain functional derangements and debilities of the generative system : their nature, treatment, and cure / by F.B. Courtenay. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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