Emotional consequences of nuclear power plant disasters

Health Physics

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 206-210

  Bromet, Evelyn J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidents, nuclear; Chernobyl; Health effects; National council on radiation protection and measurements

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DISASTER; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTHER; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; OCCUPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CHILD; DISASTERS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OCCUPATIONS; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE;

EID: 84892998640     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: 15385159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0000000000000012     Document Type: Article

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