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Comics are Research: Graphic Narratives as a New Way of Seeing Clinical Practice

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As a doctor and practitioner researcher, I use comics as a research method. This graphic article is an attempt to convince you, the academy and perhaps myself, that comics are research.

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Al-Jawad, M. Comics are Research: Graphic Narratives as a New Way of Seeing Clinical Practice. J Med Humanit 36, 369–374 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10912-013-9205-0

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