A treatise on diseases of the nervous system / by William A. Hammond.

Date:
1873
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise on diseases of the nervous system / by William A. Hammond. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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