Homelessness: A Review of the Social Policy Background and the Role of Occupational Therapy

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 315-319

  Mitchell, Hazel ^a   Jones, Derek ^b  

^a Bathgate Social Work Department   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0005930172     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802269706000707     Document Type: Review

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