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QUALITATIVE RESEARCH REPORT

The social meaning and function of humour in physiotherapy practice: An ethnography

, PhD, MSc, MCSP, DipTP, MBACP (MAccred)
Pages 1-11 | Accepted 21 Oct 2008, Published online: 12 Jan 2010

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