To be or not to be humorous: Does it make a difference?

Humor

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-141

  Warnars Kleverlaan, Nel ^a   Oppenheimer, Louis ^a   Sherman, Larry ^a  

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EID: 0342551143     PISSN: 09331719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/humr.1996.9.2.117     Document Type: Article

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