Medical precepts and cautions / Translated from the Latin, under the author's inspection, by Thomas Stack.
- Richard Mead
- Date:
- 1751
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Medical precepts and cautions / Translated from the Latin, under the author's inspection, by Thomas Stack. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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