Supporting Military Veterans: Insights from volunteers in North East England
By: Ian Pepper and Colin Rogers
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v8i3.348 | Journal eISSN: 2470-4768
Language: English
Page range: 128 - 139
Submitted on: Apr 5, 2022
Accepted on: Jul 28, 2022
Published on: Oct 10, 2022
Published by: Virginia Tech Publishing
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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