Children and disasters: A framework for mental health assessment

Journal of Emergency Management

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 349-358

  Pfefferbaum, Betty ^a   Jacobs, Anne K ^b   Houston, J Brian ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Terrorism and Disaster Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Children; Disaster; Disaster mental health; Mass trauma; Terrorism; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875991913     PISSN: 15435865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5055/jem.2012.0112     Document Type: Article

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