Stress in disaster response: A risk management approach

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 203-209

  Paton, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disaster management; Disaster recovery; Risk management; Stress; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 11844274055     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653560310480677     Document Type: Article

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