Factors influencing collaborative activities between non-professional disaster volunteers and victims of earthquake disasters.

BACKGROUND: Assistance from non-professional disaster volunteers (hereinafter, volunteers) is essential for disaster victims to recover physically and rebuild their lives; however, disaster victims in some areas are reluctant to accept assistance from volunteers. This study explored factors that may...

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Main Authors: Tomoko Haraoka, Toshiyuki Ojima, Chiyoe Murata, Shinya Hayasaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3473052?pdf=render