On the Nature, Signs, and Treatment of Childbed Fevers: In a Series of Letters Addressed to the Students of His Class

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Blanchard and Lea, 1854 - Medical - 362 pages
Charles Delucena Meigs was, in his time, one of America's most respected obstetricians and gynecologist and did much to establish norms of practice through his varied works.
 

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