Expression of humour by emergency personnel involved in sudden deathwork

Mortality

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 350-364

  Scott, Tricia ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident and emergency; Coping; Humour; Nurses; Paramedics; Police; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

EID: 36549019565     PISSN: 13576275     EISSN: 14699885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13576270701609766     Document Type: Article

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