The medico-artistic phenomenon and its implications for medical education

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 169-173

  Weisz, G M ^a,b   Albury, W R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; CREATIVITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INDIVIDUALITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETIREMENT; SOCIOLOGY; WELLBEING;

ART; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 70450242753     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.07.013     Document Type: Article

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