A treatise on medical electricity, theoretical and practical : and its uses in the treatment of paralysis, neuralgia and other diseases / by Julius Althaus.

  • Althaus, Julius, 1833-1900.
Date:
1873
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Credit: A treatise on medical electricity, theoretical and practical : and its uses in the treatment of paralysis, neuralgia and other diseases / by Julius Althaus. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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