The use of humor to promote patient-centered care

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 156-176

  Scholl, Juliann C ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnography; Humor; Patient centered care; Therapeutic humor

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047223134     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: 14795752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909880701262658     Document Type: Article

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