A treatise on the structure, economy, and diseases of the liver : together with an inquiry into the properties and component parts of the bile and biliary concretions / by William Saunders, M.D. F.R.S. ; fellow of the College of Physicians, and senior physician to Guy's Hospital.

  • Saunders, William, 1743-1817.
Date:
1797
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Credit: A treatise on the structure, economy, and diseases of the liver : together with an inquiry into the properties and component parts of the bile and biliary concretions / by William Saunders, M.D. F.R.S. ; fellow of the College of Physicians, and senior physician to Guy's Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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