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| Title | An appeal to the medical profession, on the utility of the improved patent syringe, with directions for its several uses, Volume 8 An appeal to the medical profession, on the utility of the improved patent syringe, with directions for its several uses, John Read (maker to the army.) |
| Author | John Read (maker to the army.) |
| Published | 1830 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 8 Nov 2006 |
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