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Secrecy

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  • An orange background bearing the white message "Your doctor has a duty of confidentiality. And you have freedom of speech on AIDS, sexuality and drug problems"; an advertisement by the FMH / BAG in association with the Swiss Physicians and Swiss Federal Office of Public Health.
  • An orange background bearing the white lettering: "Il vostro medico è tenuto al segreto professionale. Voi, invece, siete liberi di parlare dell'AIDS, della sessualità e della droga." [Your doctor is bound by professional secrecy. You, however, you are free to talk about AIDS, sexuality and drugs]; an advertisement by the Swiss Physicians [FMH] and Swiss Federal Office of Public Health [UFSP]. Colour lithograph.
  • Gaspard Poitevin. Engraving by E. Desrochers, 1716.
  • Philippe Hecquet. Line engraving by J. Daullé, 1742, after Marie-Anne Chéron, Mme. Belle.
  • An orange background bearing the white lettering: "Vous pouvez parler librement du SIDA, de la sexualité et de la toxicomanie. Votre médecin est tenu au secret professionnel." [You can talk freely of AIDS, sexuality and drug addiction. Your doctor is bound by professional secrecy]; an advertisement by the Swiss Physicians [FMH] and Swiss Federal Office of Public Health [OFSP]. Colour lithograph.
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    Philippe Hecquet. Line engraving by J. Daullé, 1742, after Marie-Anne Chéron, Mme. Belle.

    Chéron, Marie-Anne, 1663-1718 | Date: 1742 | Reference: 4096i
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    Confide in me : P.O. Box 162 Nottingham HO9 1HP : got a secret? you can tell me, and I won't tell anyone (confessions can be made anonymously).

    Constantine, Anne | Date: [2018?]
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    An orange background bearing the white lettering: "Vous pouvez parler librement du SIDA, de la sexualité et de la toxicomanie. Votre médecin est tenu au secret professionnel." [You can talk freely of AIDS, sexuality and drug addiction. Your doctor is bound by professional secrecy]; an advertisement by the Swiss Physicians [FMH] and Swiss Federal Office of Public Health [OFSP]. Colour lithograph.

    | Date: [between 1990 and 1999] | Reference: 674515i
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    Gaspard Poitevin. Engraving by E. Desrochers, 1716.

    Desrochers, Etienne Jehandier, 1668-1741. | Date: 1716 | Reference: 23321i
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    An orange background bearing the white message "Your doctor has a duty of confidentiality. And you have freedom of speech on AIDS, sexuality and drug problems"; an advertisement by the FMH / BAG in association with the Swiss Physicians and Swiss Federal Office of Public Health.

    | Date: [between 1990 and 1999] | Reference: 674483i
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