Care avoidance among homeless people and access to care: an interview study among spiritual caregivers, street pastors, homeless outreach workers and formerly homeless people
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5989-1