Psychological Impact of the Tsunami on Elderly Survivors
β Scribed by Viswanath, Biju; Maroky, Ami Sebastian; Math, Suresh Bada; John, John P.; Benegal, Vivek; Hamza, Ameer; Chaturvedi, Santosh K.
- Book ID
- 122101491
- Publisher
- American Psychiatric Publishing Inc
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 103 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1064-7481
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