Web-based methods in terrorism and disaster research

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-193

  Schlenger, William E ^a   Silver, Roxane Cohen ^b  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DISASTER; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; TERRORISM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

DATA COLLECTION; DISASTERS; HUMANS; INTERNET; RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TERRORISM;

EID: 33748857229     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20110     Document Type: Conference Paper

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