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"An oasis for us": 'in-between' spaces of training for people with mental health problems in the Scottish Highlands

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"An oasis for us": 'in-between' spaces of training for people with mental health problems in the Scottish Highlands. / Philo, Chris; Parr, Hester; Burns, Nicola.
In: Geoforum, Vol. 36, No. 6, 01.11.2005, p. 778-791.

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Philo C, Parr H, Burns N. "An oasis for us": 'in-between' spaces of training for people with mental health problems in the Scottish Highlands. Geoforum. 2005 Nov 1;36(6):778-791. Epub 2005 Jul 18. doi: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2005.01.002

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Philo, Chris ; Parr, Hester ; Burns, Nicola. / "An oasis for us" : 'in-between' spaces of training for people with mental health problems in the Scottish Highlands. In: Geoforum. 2005 ; Vol. 36, No. 6. pp. 778-791.

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