The tragic 1996 Everest expedition: A tale of error culture

Netherlands Journal of Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-34

  Van Dyck, Cathy ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 79955915843     PISSN: 1872552X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03080124     Document Type: Article

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