Personal predictions of stress and stress reactions in firefighter recruits

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 356-365

  Moran, Carmen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency services; Fire services; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 73149100636     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653560110411611     Document Type: Article

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