A third dissertation on fever. Part II. Containing an inquiry into the effects of the remedies, which have been employed with a view to carry off a regular continued fever without leaving it to pursue its ordinary course / [George Fordyce].
- George Fordyce
- Date:
- 1799
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A third dissertation on fever. Part II. Containing an inquiry into the effects of the remedies, which have been employed with a view to carry off a regular continued fever without leaving it to pursue its ordinary course / [George Fordyce]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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