Blood pressure being taken of a suspected case of hypertension
- Collection:
- Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
- Contributor(s):
- Henrioud, D., photographer
- Language(s):
- English French
- Format:
- Still image
- Subject(s):
- Cardiovascular Diseases Health Personnel Equipment and Supplies World Health Organization
- Abstract:
- A woman sitting at a desk is checking the blood pressure of a man sitting next to her. Verso: WHO/17316. World Health Day. 1978- Down with high blood pressure. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a silent, secret threat to the health of people around the world. Presenting no symptoms in its early stages, hypertension often passes unnoticed. However, its complications are among the most important causes of death and incapacity in many parts of the world. Blood pressure being taken of a suspected case of hypertension.
- Copyright:
- WHO must be mentioned in accompanying text and/or given credit. This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
- Copyright Holder:
- World Health Organization; Source: Record; Research date: 20151021
- Extent:
- 1 photoprint.
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101437028 (See catalog record)
- NLM Image ID:
- A013913
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437028