Identifier: treatiseonmedica00eato (find matches)
Title: A treatise on the medical and surgical diseases of women, with their homopathic treatment ..
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Eaton, Morton Monroe. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Women
Publisher: New York, Philadelphia, Boericke & Tafel (etc., etc.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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