In times of need: An examination of emergency preparedness and disaster relief service volunteers

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 740-750

  Rotolo, Thomas ^a   Berg, Justin Allen ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

disaster relief; emergency preparedness; volunteering

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959584144     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764010369179     Document Type: Article

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