Laughter as medical providers' resource: Negotiating informed choice in prenatal genetic counseling

Research on Language and Social Interaction

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-20

  Zayts, Olga ^a   Schnurr, Stephanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79951929117     PISSN: 08351813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08351813.2011.544221     Document Type: Article

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