An enquiry into the nature, causes, and cure of the consumption of the lungs : with some observations on a late publication on the same subject / by Michael Ryan, M. D. and member of the Royal Antiquarian Society of Edinburgh.
- Michael Ryan
- Date:
- 1787
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: An enquiry into the nature, causes, and cure of the consumption of the lungs : with some observations on a late publication on the same subject / by Michael Ryan, M. D. and member of the Royal Antiquarian Society of Edinburgh. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.
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