School mental health’s response to terrorism and disaster

Journal of School Violence

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 5-31

  Weist, Mark D ^a   Sander, Mark A ^a   Lever, Nancy A ^a   Rosner, Leah E ^a   Praitt, David B ^a   Lowie, Jennifer Axelrod ^a   Hill, Susan ^a   Lombardo, Sylvie ^a   Christodulu, Kristin V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crisis; Disaster; September 11; Terrorism; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011497704     PISSN: 15388220     EISSN: 15388239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J202v01n04_02     Document Type: Article

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