The Diatritus and Therapy in Graeco-roman Medicine.
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DAVID LEITH The Classical Quarterly / Volume 58 / Issue 02 / December 2008, pp 581 600 DOI: 10.1017/S0009838808000657, Published online: 16 December 2008 Link to this article: http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0009838808000657 How to cite this article: DAVID LEITH (2008). THE DIATRITUS AND THERAPY IN GRAECOROMAN MEDICINE. The Classical Quarterly,58, pp 581600 doi:10.1017/S0009838808000657 Request Permissions : Click here
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Classical quarterly
دوره 58 2 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2008