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Able-bodied beggars on the street: perceived determinants of their prevalence and their targeted land uses in Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria Cover

Able-bodied beggars on the street: perceived determinants of their prevalence and their targeted land uses in Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria

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|Jun 2019

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Language: English
Page range: 21 - 31
Submitted on: Oct 30, 2018
Accepted on: Apr 5, 2019
Published on: Jun 6, 2019
Published by: University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Natural Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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