A treatise of the rickets: being a disease common to children. Wherein (among many other things) is shewed, 1. The essence 2. The causes 3. The signs 4. The remedies of the diseas / Published in Latin by Francis Glisson, George Bate, and Ahasuerus 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. Wherein (among many other things) is shewed, 1. The essence 2. The causes 3. The signs 4. The remedies of the diseas / Published in Latin by Francis Glisson, George Bate, and Ahasuerus Regemorter. Translated into English by Phil. Armin. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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