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Louis Washkansky, first heart transplant patient in the world on 3 December 1967, is admitted to Groote Schuur hospital in Cape
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 14). Louis Washkansky, first heart transplant patient in the world on 3 December 1967, is admitted to Groote Schuur hospital in Cape. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091013
South African History Online (2012) 'Louis Washkansky, first heart transplant patient in the world on 3 December 1967, is admitted to Groote Schuur hospital in Cape', South African History Online, 14 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091013 (Accessed: 7 August 2026).
South African History Online, Louis Washkansky, first heart transplant patient in the world on 3 December 1967, is admitted to Groote Schuur hospital in Cape [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091013, (accessed 7 August 2026).
"Louis Washkansky, first heart transplant patient in the world on 3 December 1967, is admitted to Groote Schuur hospital in Cape." South African History Online, 14 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091013. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Louis Washkansky, first heart transplant patient in the world on 3 December 1967, is admitted to Groote Schuur hospital in Cape." South African History Online. August 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091013.
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