Psychological factors affecting health after toxicological disasters

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 359-374

  Havenaar, Johan M ^a   Van Den Brink, Wim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DISASTER; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSICAL STRESS; REVIEW; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 0030966643     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7358(97)00009-3     Document Type: Article

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