Mental health and psychosocial aspects of disaster preparedness in Thailand

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 607-614

  Panyayong, B ^a   Pengjuntr, W ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION; TSUNAMI;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISASTER PLANNING; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NATURAL DISASTERS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THAILAND;

EID: 33845614465     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540260601038514     Document Type: Review

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