Fracture tables / by Frank H. Hamilton ; with a supplement compiled from Dr. Hamilton's notes by John Boardman, comprising in all an analysis of 461 cases of fractures.

  • Frank Hastings Hamilton
Date:
1853
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Credit: Fracture tables / by Frank H. Hamilton ; with a supplement compiled from Dr. Hamilton's notes by John Boardman, comprising in all an analysis of 461 cases of fractures. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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