title: Humor in the physician-patient encounter.
authors.affiliation: Winthrop-University Hospital, 222 Station Plaza N, Suite 518, Mineola, NY 11501, USA. jberger@winthrop.org
authors.forename: Jeffrey T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coulehan
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Belling
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003469:Culture; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic