Observations on venereal complaints, and on the methods recommended for their cure : letter the second.
- Gataker, Thomas, -1769
- Date:
- 1755
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Observations on venereal complaints, and on the methods recommended for their cure : letter the second. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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