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Anecdotes to the life and times of Sir Richard Owen (1804-1892) in Lancaster

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Anecdotes to the life and times of Sir Richard Owen (1804-1892) in Lancaster. / Wessels, Q.; Taylor, A. M.
In: Journal of Medical Biography, Vol. 25, No. 4, 01.11.2017, p. 226-233.

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Wessels Q, Taylor AM. Anecdotes to the life and times of Sir Richard Owen (1804-1892) in Lancaster. Journal of Medical Biography. 2017 Nov 1;25(4):226-233. Epub 2015 Oct 28. doi: 10.1177/0967772015608053

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Wessels, Q. ; Taylor, A. M. / Anecdotes to the life and times of Sir Richard Owen (1804-1892) in Lancaster. In: Journal of Medical Biography. 2017 ; Vol. 25, No. 4. pp. 226-233.

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