Care for your hands: hand care for people with leprosy

Care for your hands: hand care for people with leprosy

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Pettit, Susan.
Lepers' Trust Board.
PJ Twomey Hospital. Health Education Unit.
Publication:
Tamavua, Fiji : PJ Twomey Hospital, Health Education Unit, 1987
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Leprosy -- prevention & control
Hand Injuries -- prevention & control
Leprosy -- complications
Genre(s):
Poster
Abstract:
Pale yellow poster with red and black lettering. Initial title words in upper right corner of poster. Three illustrations below title depict cutting cane with a knife, putting a log in a fire, and pounding a nail with a hammer, all potential ways to injure a hand. Remaining title words below illustrations. Caption below title. Two paragraphs of text in Fijian (?) below caption appear to translate and expand upon English text. Dominant visual image is an illustration of a woman, kneeling and looking at her hands. A tub, oil, soap, and a towel sit in front of her. Publisher and sponsor information at bottom of poster.
Copyright:
This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
Extent:
1 photomechanical print (poster) : 59 x 44 cm.
Technique:
color
NLM Unique ID:
101438579 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A025959
OCLC no.:
232339990
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101438579