A study of story telling humour and learning in medicine / Kenneth C. Calman ; foreword by Sir Peter Ustinov.

London : Stationery Office, 2002.

xvii, 152 pages ; 25 cm.

Second impression.

Originally published: London: Stationery Office, 2000.

Introduction -- The purpose of stories -- Understanding stories -- Humour -- Storytelling and learning -- From aphorism to cyberspace: medical stories in writing -- Other ways of telling stories: big stories and wee ones -- Stories and ethics -- The contagious theory of behaviour change -- End piece.

Includes bibliographical references.