Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 9, Issue 4 , Pages 171-178 , December 2006

Australian nurses volunteering for the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and tsunami of 2004: A review of experience and analysis of data collected by the Tsunami Volunteer Hotline

  • P. Arbon

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 8 8201 3558.
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  • C. Bobrowski

      Affiliations

    • Royal College of Nursing Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
    • ,
  • K. Zeitz

      Affiliations

    • St John Ambulance Australia, South Australia
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  • C. Hooper

      Affiliations

    • SMEC International, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
    • ,
  • J. Williams

      Affiliations

    • St John of God Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
    • ,
  • J. Thitchener

      Affiliations

    • Australian Volunteers International, Victoria, Australia

Received 17 February 2006 ,Accepted 9 May 2006.

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PII: S1574-6267(06)00069-3

doi: 10.1016/j.aenj.2006.05.003

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 9, Issue 4 , Pages 171-178 , December 2006

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