The family adviser, or, A plain and modern practice of physic : calculated for the use of families who have not the advantages of a physician, and accommodated to the diseases of America / by Henry Wilkins, M.D. ; to which is annexed Mr. Wesley's Primitive physic, revised.
- Wilkins, Henry, 1767-1847
- Date:
- 1795
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The family adviser, or, A plain and modern practice of physic : calculated for the use of families who have not the advantages of a physician, and accommodated to the diseases of America / by Henry Wilkins, M.D. ; to which is annexed Mr. Wesley's Primitive physic, revised. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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