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ART AND MEDICINE |
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Year : 2012 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 119 |
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The seed of life
Rachel Hajar
Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation,Doha, Qatar
Date of Web Publication | 9-Oct-2012 |
Correspondence Address: Rachel Hajar Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation,Doha Qatar
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/1995-705X.102160
How to cite this article: Hajar R. The seed of life. Heart Views 2012;13:119 |

In the history of medicine, the body was often seen in the wider context of nature. Van Huffel's painting above reflects this idea with the heart shown as seed, the giver of life.
Image source: Wellcome Collection, The Heart
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