Practice of physic : wherein is attempted a concise exposition of the characters, symptoms, causes of diseases, and method of cure, with formulae, in which such new articles are introduced as seem, from trial, to be valuable additions to the materia medica. With a copious index of diseases and medicines. The whole intended for the assistance of the young practitioner. / By Richard Temple.

  • Temple, Richard, 1759-1826
Date:
1792
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Credit: Practice of physic : wherein is attempted a concise exposition of the characters, symptoms, causes of diseases, and method of cure, with formulae, in which such new articles are introduced as seem, from trial, to be valuable additions to the materia medica. With a copious index of diseases and medicines. The whole intended for the assistance of the young practitioner. / By Richard Temple. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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