Research Ethics, Trauma and Self-care: reflections on disaster geographies

Australian Geographer

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 273-278

  Eriksen, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; disaster; human research ethics; Researcher self care; trauma; workplace health and safety

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; ETHICS; RESEARCH; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84987866457     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: 14653311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049182.2016.1230001     Document Type: Article

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