Unblurring the Lines of Responsibility: The Puzzle of Veteran Service Provision and its Gendered Implications
By: Meaghan Shoemaker and Stéfanie von Hlatky
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v6i2.181 | Journal eISSN: 2470-4768
Language: English
Page range: 88 - 100
Submitted on: May 1, 2020
Accepted on: Sep 24, 2020
Published on: Dec 14, 2020
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