Observations on the superior efficacy of the red Peruvian bark, in the cure of agues and other fevers : interspersed with occasional remarks on the treatment of other diseases by the same remedy / by William Saunders.
- William Saunders
- Date:
- 1782
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Observations on the superior efficacy of the red Peruvian bark, in the cure of agues and other fevers : interspersed with occasional remarks on the treatment of other diseases by the same remedy / by William Saunders. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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