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Medulla medicinae universae: or, a new compendious dispensatory. Compiled at the command of His Royal Highness the Duke, for the use of the military hospital abroad, during the late war / By the King's physicians and surgeons, the surgeon-general, and apothecary-general, to the Army.
- Theobald, John, -1760
- Date:
- 1752
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Medulla medicinae universae: or, a new compendious dispensatory. Compiled at the command of His Royal Highness the Duke, for the use of the military hospital abroad, during the late war / By the King's physicians and surgeons, the surgeon-general, and apothecary-general, to the Army. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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