A Humor Workshop Program to Aid Coping with Life Stress

Mankind Quarterly

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 25-38

  Lowis, Michael J ^a  

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Author keywords

Humor; Life Stress; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039102933     PISSN: 00252344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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