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Yes but No: Media Frames for Denying Nurses’ Strikes during COVID-19 Recovery Cover

Yes but No: Media Frames for Denying Nurses’ Strikes during COVID-19 Recovery

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|Jul 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.33134/rds.426 | Journal eISSN: 2308-0906
Language: English
Page range: 65 - 82
Submitted on: Nov 30, 2023
Accepted on: May 24, 2024
Published on: Jul 9, 2024
Published by: Helsinki University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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