Medical reports, on the effects of water, cold and warm, as a remedy in fever and other diseases, whether applied to the surface of the body, or used internally : including an inquiry into the circumstances that render cold drink, or the cold bath, dangerous in health. To which are added observations on the nature of fever; and on the effects on opium, alcohol, and inanition.
- James Currie
- Date:
- 1798
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Medical reports, on the effects of water, cold and warm, as a remedy in fever and other diseases, whether applied to the surface of the body, or used internally : including an inquiry into the circumstances that render cold drink, or the cold bath, dangerous in health. To which are added observations on the nature of fever; and on the effects on opium, alcohol, and inanition. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.
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