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Last hope

Date6/5/1984

Names

Slaughter, Mike (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Last hope: A new procedure may be the last hope for Jimmie Hodgson, 29, the first Canadian to undergo a pancreas transplant. The organ failed after 3 1/2 months.

Subject

Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.

Medical care

Pancreas

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0026256F

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