Psychological distress among Bam earthquake survivors in Iran: a population-based study
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Psychological distress among Bam earthquake survivors in Iran: a population-based study
BACKGROUND An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck the city of Bam in Iran on the 26th of December 2003 at 5.26 A.M. It was devastating, and left over 40,000 dead and around 30,000 injured. The profound tragedy of thousands killed has caused emotional and psychological trauma for tens of thousands of people who have survived. A study was carried out to assess psychological distr...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-5-4