The therapeutic value of laughter in medicine;El valor terapéutico de la risa en medicina

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 131, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 694-698

  Mora Ripoll, Ramon ^a   García Rodera, Mari Cruz ^a  

^a Red Española de Investigación en Ciencias   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION;

HUMANS; LAUGHTER THERAPY;

EID: 63449095679     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: 15788989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13129114     Document Type: Article

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