Elements of medical jurisprudence, or, A succinct and compendious description of such tokens in the human body as are requisite to determine the judgment of a coroner, and of courts of law, in cases of divorce, rape, murder, &c. : To which are added, directions for preserving the public health.

  • Farr, Samuel, 1741-1795.
Date:
1788
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Credit: Elements of medical jurisprudence, or, A succinct and compendious description of such tokens in the human body as are requisite to determine the judgment of a coroner, and of courts of law, in cases of divorce, rape, murder, &c. : To which are added, directions for preserving the public health. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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