The coronavirus crisis reveals blind spots in Nordic labour market data: A sociological perspective

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The coronavirus crisis reveals blind spots in Nordic labour market data : A sociological perspective. / Ilsøe, Anna; Larsen, Trine Pernille.

In: Acta Sociologica, Vol. 63, No. 4, 06.10.2020, p. 447.

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Ilsøe, A & Larsen, TP 2020, 'The coronavirus crisis reveals blind spots in Nordic labour market data: A sociological perspective', Acta Sociologica, vol. 63, no. 4, pp. 447. https://doi.org/10.1177/0001699320961817

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Ilsøe, A., & Larsen, T. P. (2020). The coronavirus crisis reveals blind spots in Nordic labour market data: A sociological perspective. Acta Sociologica, 63(4), 447. https://doi.org/10.1177/0001699320961817

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Ilsøe A, Larsen TP. The coronavirus crisis reveals blind spots in Nordic labour market data: A sociological perspective. Acta Sociologica. 2020 Oct 6;63(4):447. https://doi.org/10.1177/0001699320961817

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Ilsøe, Anna ; Larsen, Trine Pernille. / The coronavirus crisis reveals blind spots in Nordic labour market data : A sociological perspective. In: Acta Sociologica. 2020 ; Vol. 63, No. 4. pp. 447.

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