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[Swiss physician is checking an elderly patient's blood pressure]

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Mohr, Jean, photographer
Language(s):
English
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Aged
Physicians
Equipment and Supplies
World Health Organization
Abstract:
A physician, at the bedside of an elderly woman, is checking her blood pressure. Verso: WHO/17020. EURO. Family doctor. Switzerland. SM 1-76. The primary duty of the doctor is to comfort and treat every person seeking his care, irrespective of the condition from which the patient suffers. If requested, the doctor must tell the truth about the patient's condition, though with discernment.
Copyright:
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Copyright Holder:
World Health Organization; Source: Record; Research date: 20151021
Extent:
1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:
101437034 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A013909
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437034