A brief Iranian medical history through commemorative postage stamps.
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Medical philately provides a useful medium for the study of medical history. There are a handful of Iranian stamps which have been issued with a medical theme. This report briefly reviews the history of Iranian medicine through Iranian commemorative postage stamps. Some notable stamps are presented.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of Iranian medicine
دوره 13 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010