The family physician, and guide to health : in three parts ... Together with the history, causes, symptoms and treatment of the Asiatic cholera: a glossary explaining the most difficult words that occur in medical science, and a copious index; to which is added an appendix / By Daniel H. Whitney.

  • Whitney, Daniel H.
Date:
1833
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Credit: The family physician, and guide to health : in three parts ... Together with the history, causes, symptoms and treatment of the Asiatic cholera: a glossary explaining the most difficult words that occur in medical science, and a copious index; to which is added an appendix / By Daniel H. Whitney. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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