Practical observations on the cure of hectic and slow fevers and the pulmonary consumption: to which is added a method of treating several kinds of internal hemorrhages / [Moses Griffith].

  • Griffith, Moses, 1699-1785.
Date:
1795
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Credit: Practical observations on the cure of hectic and slow fevers and the pulmonary consumption: to which is added a method of treating several kinds of internal hemorrhages / [Moses Griffith]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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