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A Sector Wheel Approach to Understanding the Needs and Barriers to Services among Homeless-Experienced Veteran Families

Roya Ijadi-Maghsoodi, Sophie Feller, Gery W. Ryan, Lisa Altman, Donna L. Washington, Sheryl Kataoka and Lillian Gelberg
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2021, 34 (2) 309-319; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.02.200331

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