Disaster preparedness measures: A test case development and application

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 645-661

  Simpson, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communities; Disasters; Measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 55849152478     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653560810918658     Document Type: Article

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