Laboratory tests may be useful to patients with hypertension
- Collection:
- Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
- Contributor(s):
- Henrioud, D, photographer
- Language(s):
- English French
- Format:
- Still image
- Subject(s):
- Laboratories Equipment and Supplies World Health Organization
- Abstract:
- A technician is sitting in a laboratory; she is using a piece of equipment that may analyze blood samples. Verso: WHO/17328. World Health Day 1978. Down With High Blood Pressure. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a silent, secret threat ti the health of people around the world. Presenting no symptoms in its early stages, hypertensuion often passes unnoticed. However, its complications are among the most important causes of death and incapacity in many parts of the world. Laboratory tests may be useful to patients with hypertension.
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- Copyright Holder:
- World Health Organization; Source: Record; Research date: 20151027
- Extent:
- 1 photoprint.
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101436956 (See catalog record)
- NLM Image ID:
- A013944
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101436956