Humor and Well-Being

Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology, Three-Volume Set

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 237-242

  Rotton, James ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85069263771     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-12-657410-3/00843-6     Document Type: Chapter

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