Rescuers' psychological responses to disasters

British Medical Journal

Volumn 303, Issue 6814, 1991, Pages 1346-1347

  Raphael, B ^a   Meldrum, L ^a   O'Toole, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0025989605     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.303.6814.1346     Document Type: Editorial

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