Do cheerfulness, exhilaration, and humor production moderate pain tolerance? A FACS study

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Do cheerfulness, exhilaration, and humor production moderate pain tolerance? A FACS study

Karen Zweyer / Barbara Velker / Willibald Ruch

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Citation Information: Humor - International Journal of Humor Research, Volume 17, Issue 1-2, Pages 85–119, ISSN (Online) 1613-3722, ISSN (Print) 0933-1719, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/humr.2004.009.

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