Laughter: the best medicine?

@inproceedings{Butler2005LaughterTB,
  title={Laughter: the best medicine?},
  author={Barbara A. Butler},
  year={2005}
}
by Barbara Butler Oregon Institute o f Marine University. [] Key Result The room was packed and she had the audience laughing and learning for the entire 90-minute session. I have always used humor as a coping strategy and it was validating to learn that others actually promote this behavior, and that I haven't simply grown eccentric after 13 years of working in a remotely located one-person library.
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