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From the London Lancet . “ The only way by which some of the most important
functional ailments and aberrant physiologic states affecting humanity can be
rescued from the grasp of the most disgusting and villanous quackery , and
treated ...
From the London Lancet . “ The only way by which some of the most important
functional ailments and aberrant physiologic states affecting humanity can be
rescued from the grasp of the most disgusting and villanous quackery , and
treated ...
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... FELLOW OF THE ROYAL MED . AND CHIR . SOCIETY , ETC. , ETC. THIRD
AMERICAN FROM THE FIFTI LONDON EDITION . PHILADELPHIA : LINDSAY &
BLAKISTON . 1871 . HENRY B. ASHMEAD , PRINTER , 1102 and 1104 Sansom.
... FELLOW OF THE ROYAL MED . AND CHIR . SOCIETY , ETC. , ETC. THIRD
AMERICAN FROM THE FIFTI LONDON EDITION . PHILADELPHIA : LINDSAY &
BLAKISTON . 1871 . HENRY B. ASHMEAD , PRINTER , 1102 and 1104 Sansom.
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I have heard both those statements often made in London and on the Continent -
made by men who were no way bound to be celibate , men whom nothing
prevented from marriage except the lack of sufficient income . And in every case ,
as it ...
I have heard both those statements often made in London and on the Continent -
made by men who were no way bound to be celibate , men whom nothing
prevented from marriage except the lack of sufficient income . And in every case ,
as it ...
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I have seen many young men in consultation with some of the leading authorities
of London , and have rescued them from what has been considered a very
dangerous condition . The ordinary remedies for phthisis are of no avail unless
we at ...
I have seen many young men in consultation with some of the leading authorities
of London , and have rescued them from what has been considered a very
dangerous condition . The ordinary remedies for phthisis are of no avail unless
we at ...
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In order to satisfy myself that these affections of the heart were not organic , I
have met in consultation most of the ablest men in London , and we have come to
the conclusion that these patients are suffering from functional diseases of the
heart ...
In order to satisfy myself that these affections of the heart were not organic , I
have met in consultation most of the ablest men in London , and we have come to
the conclusion that these patients are suffering from functional diseases of the
heart ...
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| Title | The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs in Childhood, Youth, Adult Age, and Advanced Life: Considered in Their Physiological, Social, and Moral Relations |
| Author | William Acton |
| Edition | 5 |
| Publisher | Lindsay & Blakiston, 1871 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 1 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 262 pages |
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