Preferences for sick versus nonsick humor

Humor

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 291-312

  Herzog, Thomas R ^a   Karafa, Joseph A ^a  

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EID: 0041151455     PISSN: 09331719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/humr.1998.11.3.291     Document Type: Article

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