Storying the street: Transition narratives of homeless youth

Medical Humanities

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-26

  Ottaway, N ^a   King, K ^b   Erickson, P G ^c  

^a CENTENNIAL COLLEGE   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 67650047742     PISSN: 1468215X     EISSN: 14734265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmh.2008.001362     Document Type: Article

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