The Effect of Volunteer Work on Employability: A Study with Danish Survey and Administrative Register Data

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The Effect of Volunteer Work on Employability : A Study with Danish Survey and Administrative Register Data. / Petrovski, Erik; Dencker-Larsen, Sofie; Holm, Anders.

I: European Sociological Review, Bind 33, Nr. 3, 2017, s. 349-367.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Petrovski, E, Dencker-Larsen, S & Holm, A 2017, 'The Effect of Volunteer Work on Employability: A Study with Danish Survey and Administrative Register Data', European Sociological Review, bind 33, nr. 3, s. 349-367. https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcx050

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Petrovski, E., Dencker-Larsen, S., & Holm, A. (2017). The Effect of Volunteer Work on Employability: A Study with Danish Survey and Administrative Register Data. European Sociological Review, 33(3), 349-367. https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcx050

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Petrovski E, Dencker-Larsen S, Holm A. The Effect of Volunteer Work on Employability: A Study with Danish Survey and Administrative Register Data. European Sociological Review. 2017;33(3):349-367. https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcx050

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Petrovski, Erik ; Dencker-Larsen, Sofie ; Holm, Anders. / The Effect of Volunteer Work on Employability : A Study with Danish Survey and Administrative Register Data. I: European Sociological Review. 2017 ; Bind 33, Nr. 3. s. 349-367.

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