Amblyopia from the abuse of tobacco and alcohol : a clinical paper based upon cases in the practice of C.R. Agnew, M.D., and David Webster, M.D. (read before the Medical Society of the County of New York, November 29, 1882) / by David Webster.

  • Webster, David, 1842-1923.
Date:
1880
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Credit: Amblyopia from the abuse of tobacco and alcohol : a clinical paper based upon cases in the practice of C.R. Agnew, M.D., and David Webster, M.D. (read before the Medical Society of the County of New York, November 29, 1882) / by David Webster. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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