Homelessness, wirelessness, and (in)visibility: Critical reflections on the homeless hotspots project and the ensuing online discourse

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Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Koepfler, Jes A ^a   Mascaro, Christopher ^b   Jaeger, Paul T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 84896808872     PISSN: 13960466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5210/fm.v19i3.4846     Document Type: Article

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