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Anatomist’s View of Artistic Works

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Nine episodes about works of art were collected from the perspective of an anatomist-physician.

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Hwang, K. (2024). Anatomist’s View of Artistic Works. In: Good Physician, Good Plastic Surgeon. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-1864-1_1

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