A treatise on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the chest. Part I, Diseases of the lung and windpipe / by William Stokes ; with memoir by Dr. Acland ; edited for the New Sydenham Society by Alfred Hudson.

  • Stokes, William, 1804-1878.
Date:
1882
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Credit: A treatise on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the chest. Part I, Diseases of the lung and windpipe / by William Stokes ; with memoir by Dr. Acland ; edited for the New Sydenham Society by Alfred Hudson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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