Ibn Al-Nafis and Vinegar
by Mohamed Hussein Benamer Published on: 17th June 2005
A doctor does a short enquiry into an old treatment for ear infections and discovers its presence in a medical manuscript by Ibn al-Nafis.
A doctor does a short enquiry into an old treatment for ear infections and discovers its presence in a medical manuscript by Ibn al-Nafis.
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