Identifying human remains following an air disaster: The role of social work

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 85-105

  Newhill, Christina E ^a   Sites, Edward W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster; Disaster response; Human remains; Social work education; Social work practice; Traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; DISASTER; EDUCATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; SKILL; SOCIAL WORK; STRESS; VOLUNTEER; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKER;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DISASTERS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PENNSYLVANIA; RESCUE WORK; SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 0033635861     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v31n04_06     Document Type: Article

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