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Testing made easy: Pregnancy or cholesterol test kits are only two of many now on drugstore shelves
Testing made easy: Pregnancy or cholesterol test kits are only two of many now on drugstore shelves

Testing made easy: Pregnancy or cholesterol test kits are only two of many now on drugstore shelves

Date1/3/1993
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Original Toronto Star caption: Testing made easy: Pregnancy or cholesterol test kits are only two of many now on drugstore shelves.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0025630F
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Technologist Vera Mraz monitors the patient's brain waves during surgery to see if anything is going wrong
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