Gallows humor in medicine.
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چکیده
Medical professionals regularly joke about their patients' problems. Some of these jokes are clearly wrong, but are all jokes wrong?
منابع مشابه
Humor in the physician-patient encounter.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Hastings Center report
دوره 41 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011