Editorials
Volume 171 - Issue 11

Humour in medical teaching

Author:  John B Ziegler

Med J Aust 1999; 171 (11): 579-580.
Published online: 6 December 1999
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Editorial

Humour in medical teaching

The place of humour in medical teaching seems paradoxical

Clowns

MJA 1999; 171: 579-580

Author

  • John B Ziegler

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