Issues in disaster relief: Progress, perpetual problems and prospective solutions

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 351-361

  McEntire, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster management; Disaster recovery

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950065942     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653569910298279     Document Type: Article

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