A statistical analysis of the effects on survivors of the 1999 earthquake in TURKEY

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 551-558

  Yilmaz, Veysel ^a  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Earthquake victims; Expectations; First thoughts after the earthquake; Kocaeli earthquake; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344626012     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2004.32.6.551     Document Type: Review

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