An essay on gleets ; wherein the defects of the actual method of treating those complaints of the urethra are pointed out, and an effectual way of curing them indicated / [Jean Paul Marat].
- Jean-Paul Marat
- Date:
- [1775]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: An essay on gleets ; wherein the defects of the actual method of treating those complaints of the urethra are pointed out, and an effectual way of curing them indicated / [Jean Paul Marat]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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