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Visualizing the invisible: applying an arts-based methodology to explore how healthcare workers and patient representatives envisage pathogens in the context of healthcare associated infections

Colin MacduffInstitute for Health and Welfare Research, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Fiona Karen WoodInstitute for Health and Welfare Research, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK
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Charlie HackettGray's School of Art and IDEAS, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK
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John McGheeDuncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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David LoudonSchool of Design, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK
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Alastair MacdonaldSchool of Design, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK
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Stephanie DancerNHS Lanarkshire, Glasgow, UK
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AnneMarie KarcherNHS Grampian, Aberdeen, UK
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Pages 117-131 | Received 25 Jan 2013, Accepted 14 May 2013, Published online: 20 Jun 2013

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