The therapeutics of gynecology and obstetrics : comprising the medical, dietetic, and hygienic treatment of diseases of women.
- William Biddle Atkinson
- Date:
- 1880
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The therapeutics of gynecology and obstetrics : comprising the medical, dietetic, and hygienic treatment of diseases of women. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University.
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