Natural and manmade disasters and mental health

JAMA

Volumn 298, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 2540-2542

  Satcher, David ^a   Friel, Sharon ^b   Bell, Ruth ^b  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISASTER; ECONOMICS; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL HEALTH; NOTE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WORK; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; WAR;

EID: 36849055105     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.298.21.2540     Document Type: Note

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