Happiness and humor group promotes life satisfaction for senior center participants

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 134-148

  Mathieu, Susan I ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Depression; Humor; Therapeutic recreation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67249151881     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01924780802143089     Document Type: Article

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