Doctor of revolution. The life and genius of Erasmus Darwin
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Miller's papers, and a list of his publications. Henry Miller was an exceptional man: a brilliant clinican and a talented administrator, but also a hedonist, a wit, a scourge, a gadfly, a bon viveur, patron of the arts, raconteur, and humanist. This multi-faceted personality accounts for the varied impressions he made on individuals, which are here revealed. Together they gave Newcastle a man to be proud of and hard to forget.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Medical History
دوره 22 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 1978