Humor and Pain Management: A Review of Current Literature

Journal of Holistic Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 68-75

  Matz, Anita ^a   Brown, Sylvia T ^b  

^a Cape Fear Community College   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; HUMOR; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; NURSING RESEARCH; PAIN; WIT AND HUMOR;

EID: 0032016583     PISSN: 08980101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089801019801600109     Document Type: Article

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