Preliminary validation of the attitudes toward homelessness inventory

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 265-288

  Kingree, J B ^a   Daves, Walter F ^b  

^a Compreh Addict Rehab P ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031128620     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6629(199705)25:3<265::AID-JCOP4>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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