Humor and laughter may influence health: II. Complementary therapies and humor in a clinical population

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 187-190

  Bennett, Mary Payne ^a   Lengacher, Cecile ^b  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary therapy; Humor; Laughter

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BREAST CANCER; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMOR; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; WELLBEING;

EID: 33745726184     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nel014     Document Type: Review

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