Stress and emergency work experience: A non-linear relationship

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 38-46

  Moran, Carmen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 33745011915     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653569810206271     Document Type: Article

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