Moral stress in international humanitarian aid and rescue operations: A grounded theory study

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-68

  Nilsson, Sofia ^a   Sjöberg, Misa ^b   Kallenberg, Kjell ^c   Larsson, Gerry ^d  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Örebro University   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ethical decision making; Humanitarian aid operations; Moral dilemma; Moral stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551627094     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508422.2011.537570     Document Type: Article

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