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Annotated Bibliography: The Man Who Saved A Thousand Babies

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Roth, Ronica. "Partners of the Heart." neh.gov. Spark Media, Inc., 2016. Web. 10 Mar. 2016.

Tarshis, Lauren. "The Man Who Saved A Thousand Babies." Scholastic Scope 64.3 (2015): 4. MasterFILE Main Edition. Web. 7 Mar. 2016.

"Vivien Thomas." Vanderbilt.edu. The Annette & Irwin Eskind Biomedical Library, 2016. Web. 9 Mar.

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