Health Inquiry: Heart disease, cancerU.S. Government Printing Office, 1953 - 3151 pages pt.8: Contains two compilations. a. "Health and Maternity Insurance Throughout the World," Feb. 1954, by Carl H. Farman, SSA (p. 2565-2629). b. "Hospital and Medical Care Programs in Great Britain, Sweden, New Zealand, and Australia," Feb. 1954, by Martha D. Ring, PHS (p. 2631-3151) |
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... speak on the problems that have to do with high blood pressure and hypertensive heart disease . The CHAIRMAN . That is a very appropriate matter to Members of Congress . STATEMENT OF DR . ROBERT W. WILKINS , VICE PRESIDENT 22 HEALTH ...
... speak on the problems that have to do with high blood pressure and hypertensive heart disease . The CHAIRMAN . That is a very appropriate matter to Members of Congress . STATEMENT OF DR . ROBERT W. WILKINS , VICE PRESIDENT 22 HEALTH ...
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... blood pressure and hardening of the arteries . The fact is that these diseases - taking high blood pressure as an example - run an average course of 20 years . I think it is necessary to point out that this is different from pneumonia ...
... blood pressure and hardening of the arteries . The fact is that these diseases - taking high blood pressure as an example - run an average course of 20 years . I think it is necessary to point out that this is different from pneumonia ...
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... blood vessels themselves , and we speak of this system as the heart - blood vessel system . What do we know about what causes pressure to get high in the arteries of the body ? In a general way we can say it is , from the standpoint of ...
... blood vessels themselves , and we speak of this system as the heart - blood vessel system . What do we know about what causes pressure to get high in the arteries of the body ? In a general way we can say it is , from the standpoint of ...
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... blood pressure . It is difficult to bring it down to a specific , generally agreed pattern of personality , but in broad terms one can paint the high blood pressure person more or less as he has been painted as a busy , hard - driving ...
... blood pressure . It is difficult to bring it down to a specific , generally agreed pattern of personality , but in broad terms one can paint the high blood pressure person more or less as he has been painted as a busy , hard - driving ...
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... blood pressure get into this ? In high blood pressure as a rule you do not have poor circulation be- cause you have high blood pressure . You would have if you did not have the pressure to overcome the resistance that is there . Now ...
... blood pressure get into this ? In high blood pressure as a rule you do not have poor circulation be- cause you have high blood pressure . You would have if you did not have the pressure to overcome the resistance that is there . Now ...
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