Laughter and balance
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Is Laughter the Best Medicine? Humor, Laughter, and Physical Health
This article examines re search evidence for the popu lar idea that humor and laughter have beneficial ef fects on physical health. Poten tial theoretical mechanisms for such effects are discussed first. Empirical evidence for benefi cial effects of humor and laughter on immunity, pain tolerance, blood pressure, lon gevity, and illness symptoms is then summarized. Overall, the evidence for heal...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of General Internal Medicine
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0884-8734,1525-1497
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00079.x