On the nature and treatment of tetanus & hydrophobia : with some observations on a natural classification of diseases in general / by Robert Reid, M.D.
- Reid, Robert
- Date:
- 1817
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: On the nature and treatment of tetanus & hydrophobia : with some observations on a natural classification of diseases in general / by Robert Reid, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.
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