Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 25-35 , January 2010

Forms, Functions, and Foibles of Humor Used in AIDS Service Organizations

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 Editors' note: This article contains graphic language and content. JANAC's editorial staff is dedicated to preserving the integrity of the work of all of our authors. In qualitative research, this includes input from participants who are willing to share their experiences with the researcher and—eventually—with the reader. In this article, we have honored those individuals by leaving their words intact.

PII: S1055-3290(09)00150-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jana.2009.08.001

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 25-35 , January 2010