A treatise on the gonorrhoea : to which is added, A critical enquiry into the different methods of administering mercury : intended as a supplement to a former work, intitled, A new and easy method of cure, by the introduction of mercury into the system through the orifices of the absorbent vessels on the inside of the mouth / by Peter Clare, surgeon.
- Peter Clare
- Date:
- 1781
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A treatise on the gonorrhoea : to which is added, A critical enquiry into the different methods of administering mercury : intended as a supplement to a former work, intitled, A new and easy method of cure, by the introduction of mercury into the system through the orifices of the absorbent vessels on the inside of the mouth / by Peter Clare, surgeon. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.
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