Commentary on "humor and older adults: what makes them laugh?".

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Author information

Author/s: García, Alexandra A (AA);

Affiliation: The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comment; Journal Article

Journal: Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association (J Holist Nurs), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Sep; vol 24 (issue 3) : pp 194-5

Dates: Created 2006/08/01; Completed 2006/11/28; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 16880416, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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CommentOn: J Holist Nurs. 2006 Sep;24(3):188-93. (PMID: 16880415)

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Laughter
Laughter Therapy - nursing
Nurse-Patient Relations
Nursing Assessment - methods
Stress, Psychological - nursing; prevention & control
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