An essay on the bite of a mad dog : with observations on John Hunter's treatment of the case of Master R---- and also a recital of the successful treatment of two cases / by Jessé Foot, Surgeon.

Jesse Foot

Date:: 1788

Credit: An essay on the bite of a mad dog : with observations on John Hunter's treatment of the case of Master R---- and also a recital of the successful treatment of two cases / by Jessé Foot, Surgeon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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