Psychosocial, ecological, and community perspectives on disaster response

Journal of Personal and Interpersonal Loss

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-51

  Gist, Richard ^a   Lubin, Bernard ^b   Redburn, Bradley G ^a  

^a JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 33749155663     PISSN: 10811443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10811449808414429     Document Type: Review

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