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Christiaan Barnard at a conference on cardiac transplantation

 Digital Record
Identifier: 101584939X47
Digital Object (still_image)

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Dates

  • Creation: 28 December 1967

Extent

1 pages

Description

Left to right: David M. Hume, Barnard, Andrew G. Morrow, Fredrickson. Dr. Barnard had lead a team of South African surgeons in transplanting a human heart on Dec. 3, 1967. The patient was still alive at the time of this conference.

Language of Materials

No linguistic content; Not applicable

Additional Description

Original Profiles System Identifier

FFBBDH

Relation Category

UI (NLM)

FFBBDG

UI (NLM)

FFBBKG

UI (NLM)

FFBBLL

Physical Description

Physical Condition - Good

Subjects

Linked Records

Collecting Area Details

Collecting Area Details

Part of the Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections Collecting Area

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