Laughing your way to peace of mind: How a little humor helps caregivers survive

Clinical Social Work Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 203-211

  Parrish, Monique M ^a   Quinn, Patricia ^a  

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Author keywords

Caregiver stress; Coping; Humor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033447794     PISSN: 00911674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022826924730     Document Type: Article

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