Leprosy and Its Prevention
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The title of this work is more pretentious than its contents. Only under very exceptional circumstances could " several visits to Norway " justify a physician, with no other opportunities for clinical study, in writing a book on " Leprosy and its Prevention; " these circumstances are not very evident in this case, and the result is as might be expected. Very few men in England are competent to write or to review a work
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دوره 8 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2016