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Homelessness Workers Negotiating the Relationship between Identity and Practice: How Gender, Age and Background Influence Worker-Service User Relationship

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Pages 198-213 | Received 22 Jun 2018, Accepted 11 Feb 2019, Published online: 01 Mar 2019

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