Observations on the nature and consequences of those injuries to which the head is liable from external violence (1768) (14788779953)

Identifier: observationsonna00pott (find matches)
Title: Observations on the nature and consequences of those injuries to which the head is liable from external violence
Year: 1768 (1760s)
Authors: Pott, Percivall, 1714-1788 Pott, Percivall, 1714-1788 Some few general remarks on fractures and dislocations
Subjects: Head Fractures Craniocerebral Trauma Fractures, Bone
Publisher: London : L. Hawes, W. Clarke, and R. Collins
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical School



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