The Unsolved Psychological Consequences of Earthquake Aftershocks in Kermanshah City, November 2017

Behzad Heydarpour, Ali Soroush, Mozhgan Saeidi, Saeid Komasi

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Dear Editor, Natural disasters such as storms, floods, and earthquakes are inevitable events that sometimes create acute problems in countries across the globe.[1] On November 12, a terrible earthquake, measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale, occurred near Kermanshah center causing significant financial losses and casualties…….


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