Descriptive account of a new method of treating old ulcers of the legs / by Thomas Baynton, Surgeon, of Bristol.
- Thomas Baynton
- Date:
- 1797
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Descriptive account of a new method of treating old ulcers of the legs / by Thomas Baynton, Surgeon, of Bristol. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.
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