Letters on the study and practice of medicine and surgery, and on topics connected with the medical profession : addressed to students and young practitioners of medicine, to parents and guardians, and the public in general / by James Wallace.

  • Wallace, James (Surgeon of London)
Date:
1828
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Credit: Letters on the study and practice of medicine and surgery, and on topics connected with the medical profession : addressed to students and young practitioners of medicine, to parents and guardians, and the public in general / by James Wallace. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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