Basic themes derived from survey findings on human behavior in the Mexico City earthquake

International Sociology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 481-499

  Quarantelli, E L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior in earthquakes; Comparative sociology; Mexico; Social class; Sociology of disaster

Indexed keywords

EID: 21444445673     PISSN: 02685809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026858096011004006     Document Type: Article

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