An evaluation of humour in emergency work

Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies

Volumn 1997, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1-14

  Moran, Carmen ^a   Massam, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Coping; Emergency work; Humour

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007198151     PISSN: 11744707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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