Psychological and readjustment problems associated with emergency evacuation of peace corps volunteers

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 128-131

  Hirshon, Jon Mark ^a,f   Eng, Thomas R ^b,c   Brunkow, Katherine A ^d   Hartzell, Nedra ^e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Office of Medical Services DC   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d Washington Psychoanalytic Institute of the Washington Center for Psychoanalysis   (United States)

^e Office of Return Volunteer Services   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STRESS;

EID: 0030822463     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.1997.tb00799.x     Document Type: Article

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