Disaster preparedness in the South East Asia region

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 495-500

  Ofrin, Roderico ^a   Salunke, S R ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PLANNING; FORECASTING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; METEOROLOGY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TSUNAMI; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NATURAL DISASTERS; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33845655577     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540260601129255     Document Type: Review

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