Statistical and conceptual problems in the study of disasters

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 325-338

  Quarantelli, E L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disasters; Methodology; Statistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644506959     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653560110416175     Document Type: Article

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