The practice of the British and French hospitals : viz. the Edinburgh, military, and naval hospitals, l'Hotel Dieu, la Charité, and les Invalides. Containing a select body of useful ... medicines ... with practical remarks ... reflections on the use and abuse of bleeding and blisters; cautions ... to be observed previous to cold-bathing; and a ... posological table ... / By the author of the Practice of the London Hospitals.

Date:
1775
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Credit: The practice of the British and French hospitals : viz. the Edinburgh, military, and naval hospitals, l'Hotel Dieu, la Charité, and les Invalides. Containing a select body of useful ... medicines ... with practical remarks ... reflections on the use and abuse of bleeding and blisters; cautions ... to be observed previous to cold-bathing; and a ... posological table ... / By the author of the Practice of the London Hospitals. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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