A text-book of diseases of women / by Charles B. Penrose.

  • Penrose, Charles B. (Charles Bingham), 1862-1925.
Date:
1897
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Credit: A text-book of diseases of women / by Charles B. Penrose. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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