Dorothy Fischer becomes the first woman in SA to receive a new heart. She lives for twelve years afterwards.

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South African History Online. (2012, April 13). Dorothy Fischer becomes the first woman in SA to receive a new heart. She lives for twelve years afterwards. . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081804

South African History Online (2012) 'Dorothy Fischer becomes the first woman in SA to receive a new heart. She lives for twelve years afterwards. ', South African History Online, 13 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081804 (Accessed: 24 September 2026).

South African History Online, Dorothy Fischer becomes the first woman in SA to receive a new heart. She lives for twelve years afterwards. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081804, (accessed 24 September 2026).

"Dorothy Fischer becomes the first woman in SA to receive a new heart. She lives for twelve years afterwards. ." South African History Online, 13 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081804. Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Dorothy Fischer becomes the first woman in SA to receive a new heart. She lives for twelve years afterwards. ." South African History Online. April 13, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081804.