Surgical observations on the constitutional origin and treatment of local diseases, and on aneurisms : including directions for the treatment of disorders of the digestive organs / by John Abernethy.

  • Abernethy, John, 1764-1831.
Date:
1827
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Credit: Surgical observations on the constitutional origin and treatment of local diseases, and on aneurisms : including directions for the treatment of disorders of the digestive organs / by John Abernethy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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