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A Treatise on Plague
son, m it.c.s.i. London : Swan Sonnenschein & Co., Ld., 1901. Price 7s. Gd. It is somewhat remarkable that, though five years have now passed since the present pandemic of plague first made its appearance at Bombay, no book on the subject lias hitherto appeared based upon Indian experience. Reports written by medical officers, civilians, and even military officers we have had in abundance, but ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health
سال: 1927
ISSN: 0271-4353
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.17.5.500-b