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Mainstreet PEI | Feb 6, 2013 | 8:27

The PEI History of Medicine - Lisa Chilton

If you think back to the first time you were in a hospital it might seem a bit antiquated compared to current times. Lisa Chilton finds one particular old hospital can reveal a lot more than one might think. She's in the history faculty at UPEI. Tomorrow evening she's giving a talk at the PEI History of Medicine Society. Lisa Chilton joined Karen Mair in the studio.

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