Implications of psychological research on stress and technological accidents

American Psychologist

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1993, Pages 665-672

  Baum, Andrew ^a,c   Fleming, India ^b  

^a University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; DANGEROUS GOODS; DISASTER; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; POLICY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY;

ACCIDENTS; DISASTERS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMAN; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0027612884     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.48.6.665     Document Type: Article

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