Notes and suggestions on cod-liver oil and its uses : with some practical remarks addressed to those who cannot take it / by Benjamin Clarke.

  • Clarke, Benjamin, 1821-1906.
Date:
1856
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Credit: Notes and suggestions on cod-liver oil and its uses : with some practical remarks addressed to those who cannot take it / by Benjamin Clarke. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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