Petty, Elijah P. (Elijah Parsons)

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Elijah Petty essay on pulmonary tuberculosis

Collection — Folder 1

Identifier: MSS 2/007

Scope and Contents

Essay written by Elijah D. Petty in June, 1857, describes phthisis pulmonalis [pulmonary tuberculosis], its cause, duration, termination, pathology, symptoms, and treatment.

Dates: 1857

Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

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