Routine medical check-ups include measuring blood pressure
- Collection:
- Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
- Contributor(s):
- Mann, R., photographer
- Language(s):
- English French
- Format:
- Still image
- Subject(s):
- Health Personnel Women World Health Organization
- Abstract:
- Interior view of a clinic: a woman is having her blood pressure checked. She carries an infant on her back. Verso: WHO/17742. 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. Routine medical check-ups include measuring blood pressure
- 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: 20151023
- Extent:
- 1 photoprint.
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101437024 (See catalog record)
- NLM Image ID:
- A013916
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437024