The tragic shootings at Virginia tech: Personal perspectives, prospects, and preventive potentials

Traumatology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-20

  Geller, E Scott ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior based coaching; Empowerment; Leadership; News media; Outreach; Trauma; Virginia Tech

Indexed keywords

EID: 45349100178     PISSN: 15347656     EISSN: 10859373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534765607310223     Document Type: Review

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