A tale of two cities: Predicting homeless people's uptake of outreach programs in London and New York

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 169-182

  Christian, Julie ^a   Abrams, Dominic ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 5644253277     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324834basp2602&3_5     Document Type: Article

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