Veteran Pathways to Homelessness and Housing Solutions: A Scoping Review
By: Tracey Coventry, Molly Coventry and Kylie Russell
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v11i2.810 | Journal eISSN: 2470-4768
Language: English
Page range: 170 - 194
Submitted on: Sep 16, 2025
Accepted on: Nov 24, 2025
Published on: Dec 15, 2025
Published by: Virginia Tech Publishing
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