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Artwork at hospitals can help in the healing process
For most people, a word-association game starting with“hospital” would yield few positive adjectives.
Bland. Drab. Depressing. Institutional.
And studies have found that these aesthetic unpleasantries canaffect patients’ health.
A growing body of research shows that decorating hospitals withspecific types of artwork can speed up a patient’s healing process,while gloomy walls or...
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