On the successful treatment of consumptive disorders, and female complaints connected therewith; on scrofulous diseases ; and on the management of delicate health by diet and regimen / [John James Furnivall].
- Furnivall, John James, 1790-1878.
- Date:
- 1838
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: On the successful treatment of consumptive disorders, and female complaints connected therewith; on scrofulous diseases ; and on the management of delicate health by diet and regimen / [John James Furnivall]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.
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