Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health

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DDC/MDS: 615.8515 — Applied science & technology Medicine & health Pharmacology and therapeutics Specific therapies and kinds of therapies Miscellaneous therapies Mind cure; Influence of mind on body Art Therapy, Music Therapy, and other creative therapy forms
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