Homelessness, litigation and law reform strategies: a United States perspective

Australian Journal of Human Rights

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 105-132

  Foscarinis, Maria ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 85038037064     PISSN: 1323238X     EISSN: 2573573X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1323238X.2004.11910784     Document Type: Article

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