A history of the Boston City hospital from its foundation until 1904 / authorized by the trustees and edited by a committee of the hospital staff: David W. Cheever, M.D., George W. Gay, M.D., A. Lawrence Mason, M.D., J. Bapst Blake, M.D.

Date:
1906
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: A history of the Boston City hospital from its foundation until 1904 / authorized by the trustees and edited by a committee of the hospital staff: David W. Cheever, M.D., George W. Gay, M.D., A. Lawrence Mason, M.D., J. Bapst Blake, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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