Humour seen from a public health perspective

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 396-398

  Cernerud, Lars ^a   Olsson, Henny ^b  

^a NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

humour; laughter; public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMOR; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PERSONALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORKPLACE;

FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN; WIT AND HUMOR;

EID: 12544259088     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940410026895     Document Type: Article

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