Taiwanese nurses' most unforgettable rescue experiences in the disaster area after the 9-21 earthquake in Taiwan

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 195-206

  Shih, Fu Jin ^a,b   Liao, Yen Chi ^c   Chan, Shiu Mei ^c   Gau, Meei Ling ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

9 21 Taiwan earthquake; Early recovery stage; Nurses' unforgettable rescue experience

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DESTRUCTION; DETERIORATION; DISASTER; EARTHQUAKE; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NEUROSIS; NURSE; NURSING; PREVALENCE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; REWARD; TAIWAN; PHILOSOPHY; REVIEW;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NATURAL DISASTERS; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; RELIEF WORK; TAIWAN;

EID: 0036466794     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(01)00014-1     Document Type: Article

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