Housing pathways, not belonging and sense of home as described by unaccompanied minorsFootnote^*

* Outi Kauko was the primary writer of the paper. Her supervisor, professor Hannele Forsberg participated in the whole process of preparing and finishing the manuscript. Her main role was to support and strengthen the coherence of the paper.

The research was conducted at University of Tampere, School of Social Sciences and Humanities.

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