Post-event support for disaster workers: Integrating recovery resources and the recovery environment

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-49

  Paton, Douglas ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84986159885     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653569710162442     Document Type: Article

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