Understanding the causes of recent cruise ship mishaps and disasters

Research in Transportation Business and Management

Volumn 13, Issue , 2014, Pages 65-70

  Mileski, Joan P ^a   Wang, Grace ^a   Lamar Beacham, L ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cruise ship mishaps and disasters

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920821064     PISSN: 22105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rtbm.2014.12.001     Document Type: Article

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