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Siamese Twins Survive Surgery Here

Title:: Siamese Twins Survive Surgery Here
Date:: 6 October 1957
Description:: The smaller of the twins, Pamela, died at age 7, five days after undergoing open-heart surgery to correct a congenital heart lesion. An autopsy provided no reason.
Periodical:: Philadelphia Inquirer
Publisher:: Philadelphia Inquirer (Firm)
Location:: Folder: Scrapbook #96
Rights:: Reproduced with permission of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Genre:: Articles
Format:: Text
Extent:: 1 pages
Language:: English
Legacy Source Citation:: Periodical. Siamese Twins Survive Surgery Here. Philadelphia Inquirer, (6 October 1957). Article. 1 Image.. Philadelphia Inquirer
Legacy ID:: QQBBXR
NLM ID:: 101584930X386
Profiles Collection:: The C. Everett Koop Papers
Shareable Link:: https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584930X386
Story Section:: Congenital Birth Defects and the Medical Rights of Children: The "Baby Doe" Controversy