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Cesarean Section - A Brief History


Cesarean Section - A Brief History cover featuring Plate XLII, a physician performing a cesarean section from Johannes Scultetus, Armamentaerium chirurgicum bipartitum.., 1666

Last Reviewed: March 6, 2024