Volume 1
An essay concerning the cause of the endemial colic of Devonshire, which was read in the Theatre of the College of Physicians, in London, on the twenty-ninth day of June, 1767, / by George Baker.
- Sir George Baker, 1st Baronet
- Date:
- 1767
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: An essay concerning the cause of the endemial colic of Devonshire, which was read in the Theatre of the College of Physicians, in London, on the twenty-ninth day of June, 1767, / by George Baker. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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