Disaster mental health research: Current state, gaps in knowledge, and future directions

Mental Health and Disasters

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 594-610

  Neria, Yuval ^a   Galea, Sandro ^b   Norris, Fran H ^c  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 84926980639     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511730030.035     Document Type: Chapter

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