Psychosocial issues following a natural disaster in a developing country: A qualitative longitudinal observational study

International Journal of Disaster Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 169-176

  Kar, Nilamadhab ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b Quality of Life Research and Development Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

Developing country; Disaster; Longitudinal course; Mental health; Sychosocial

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349109871     PISSN: 15031438     EISSN: 16513037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15031430701875551     Document Type: Article

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