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Grafting orchids and ugly: theatre, disability and arts-based health research.

The Journal of medical humanities - 1 Dec 2010

Johnston Kirsty

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Theatre-based health policy research is an emerging field, and this article investigates the work of one of its leaders. In 2005, prominent medical geneticist and playwright Jeff Nisker and his collaborators produced Orchids, his play concerning pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, to research theatre as a tool for engaging citizens in health policy development. Juxtaposing Orchids with a concurrent disability...

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PMID: 20676739
DOI: 10.1007/s10912-010-9119-z

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