Kirkes': Handbook of Physiology

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P. Blakiston, Son & Company, 1889 - Physiology - 880 pages

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Page ii - Compends are based on the most popular text-books and the lectures of prominent professors, and are kept constantly revised, so that they may thoroughly represent the present state of the subjects upon which they treat. The authors have had large experience as Quiz-Masters and attaches of colleges, and are well acquainted with the wants of students.
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