Observations on hay-fever, hay-asthma, or summer-catarrh / by W. Abbotts Smith.

  • Smith, Wm. Abbotts (William Abbotts)
Date:
1865
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Credit: Observations on hay-fever, hay-asthma, or summer-catarrh / by W. Abbotts Smith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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