A treatise upon the rheumatism, as well acute as chronical. With observations upon the various causes that may produce them and a method of cure, subjoin'd to every distinct species of that distemper / by John Cheshire.

  • Cheshire, John, 1695-1762.
Date:
1735
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Credit: A treatise upon the rheumatism, as well acute as chronical. With observations upon the various causes that may produce them and a method of cure, subjoin'd to every distinct species of that distemper / by John Cheshire. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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