Escaping homelessness: Anticipated and perceived facilitators

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 846-858

  Patterson, Allisha ^a   Tweed, Roger ^a  

^a KWANTLEN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 76849088771     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20335     Document Type: Article

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