An investigation of the causes, incidence, social impact and cures of one of modern civilisations most insidious diseases, high blood pressure. Common salt is suspected of being the prime cause of this disease. In Australia one in six adults suffer from hypertension, but only half of those affected know that they have it.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320395
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blood pressure - Measurement
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cardiac diseases
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hypertension
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)