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Health Check: 20/03/2015 GMT

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Dr Ayan Panja and Claudia Hammond examine the role of the arts in health.

Dr Ayan Panja and Claudia Hammond examine the role of the arts in health - from dancing for dementia to art inspired by healthy microbes.

In this month's Health Check, Dr Ayan Panja and Claudia Hammond examine the role of the arts in health - from dancing for dementia to art inspired by healthy microbes. Traditional craft skills are being used in Bolivia to create delicate medical devices - whilst in the slums of India a tapestry aims to bring the topic of violence against women out into the open.

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