An essay on the agreement betwixt ancient and modern physicians: or a comparison between the practice of Hippocrates, Sydenham, Galen, and Boerhaave, in acute diseases. Intended to shew, what the practice of physick, in such distempers, ought to be / By John Barker.
- John Barker
- Date:
- 1748
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: An essay on the agreement betwixt ancient and modern physicians: or a comparison between the practice of Hippocrates, Sydenham, Galen, and Boerhaave, in acute diseases. Intended to shew, what the practice of physick, in such distempers, ought to be / By John Barker. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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