A treatise of the rickets : being a disease common to children / Published in Latin by F. Glisson, G. Bate, and A. Regemorter. Translated into English by Phil. Armin.

  • Glisson, Francis, 1597-1677
Date:
1651
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Credit: A treatise of the rickets : being a disease common to children / Published in Latin by F. Glisson, G. Bate, and A. Regemorter. Translated into English by Phil. Armin. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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