Using humor in the office setting: A pediatric perspective

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 462-464

  Bennett, Howard J ^a,b  

^a Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; CHILD; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMOR; INFANT; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; WIT AND HUMOR;

EID: 0030140306     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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