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When a "home" becomes a "house": care and caring in the flood recovery process.

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When a "home" becomes a "house": care and caring in the flood recovery process. / Sims, Rebecca; Medd, William; Mort, Maggie et al.
In: Space and Culture, Vol. 12, No. 3, 08.2009, p. 303-316.

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Sims R, Medd W, Mort M, Twigger-Ross C. When a "home" becomes a "house": care and caring in the flood recovery process. Space and Culture. 2009 Aug;12(3):303-316. doi: 10.1177/1206331209337077

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