Mental health assistance to populations affected by disasters: World Health Organization's role

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 199-204

  Saxena, Shekhar ^a   Ommeren, Mark Van ^a   Saraceno, Benedetto ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISASTER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TSUNAMI; VICTIM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NATURAL DISASTERS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33745064274     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540260600655755     Document Type: Article

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