Social indicators affecting post-tsunami trauma of survivors

Journal of Health Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 483-500

  Suar, Damodar ^a   Das, Namita ^b   Hota, Laxmi Bilash ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UTKAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Konark Institute of Science and Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Anxiety; income; physical health; positive and negative affectivity; post traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650322352     PISSN: 09720634     EISSN: 09730729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097206341001200405     Document Type: Article

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