The development and psychometric properties of the humanitarian emergency settings perceived needs (HESPER) scale

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Semrau, Maya ^a   Van Ommeren, Mark ^b   Blagescu, Monica ^c   Griekspoor, Andre ^b   Howard, Louise M ^a   Jordans, Mark ^d   Lempp, Heidi ^e   Marini, Anita ^g   Pedersen, Jon ^f   Pilotte, Isabelle ^g   Slade, Mike ^a   Thornicroft, Graham ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP) International   (Nigeria)

^d Department of Research and Development   (Netherlands)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f Fafo Institute for Applied International Studies   (Norway)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAITI; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEPAL; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIEF WORK; STANDARD; SUDAN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HAITI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEPAL; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIEF WORK; SUDAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866316307     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300720     Document Type: Review

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