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Paper, 'Of an extraordinary abcess of the arm following venaesection' by Philip Hurlock

Reference number: L&P/7/150

Date: 1780

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L&P/7/150
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1780
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16 pages
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Philip Hurlock

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Philip Hurlock, Paper, 'Of an extraordinary abcess of the arm following venaesection' by Philip Hurlock, 1780, L&P/7/150, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_7_150/paper-of-an-extraordinary-abcess-of-the-arm-following-venaesection-by-philip-hurlock, accessed on 13 January 2026

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