The art of medicine: Laughing to longevity - The work of elder clowns

The Lancet

Volumn 378, Issue 9791, 2011, Pages 562-563

  Warren, Bernie ^a   Spitzer, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b The Humour Foundation   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LONGEVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW; SPAIN; WELLBEING; AGED; ARTICLE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL; HUMOR; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; WIT AND HUMOR AS TOPIC;

EID: 80051696918     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61280-4     Document Type: Review

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