Social identity as a source of strength in mass emergencies and other crowd events

International Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 77-93

  Drury, John ^a   Winter, Georgia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROWDING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; ORGAN INJURY; PANIC; PSYCHOLOGICAL BALANCE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 3042718945     PISSN: 00207411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2003.11449599     Document Type: Review

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