The clinical pharmacopœia, or, general principles of practice and prescription ; arranged under three heads ; ... being the principles and most approved forms of practice in medicine, surgery, midwifery, and children's diseases ; intended as a compend, or pocket-book, for medical practitioners / / by William Nisbet.

  • Nisbet, William, 1759-1822.
Date:
1800
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