Taking blood sample for cholesterol measurement
- Collection:
- Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
- Contributor(s):
- Kochar, A.S, photographer
- Language(s):
- English French
- Format:
- Still image
- Subject(s):
- Cardiovascular Diseases Physicians Physician Assistants World Health Organization
- Abstract:
- A man is sitting in a chair while a physician and two assistants extract a blood sample from his right arm. Verso: WHO/17740. 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. Taking blood sample for cholesterol measurement.
- 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: 20151027
- Extent:
- 1 photoprint.
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101436958 (See catalog record)
- NLM Image ID:
- A013943
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101436958