Self-casting and alter-casting: Healthcare professionals’ boundary work in response to peer workers

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Self-casting and alter-casting : Healthcare professionals’ boundary work in response to peer workers. / Järvinen, Margaretha; Kessing, Malene Lue.

I: Current Sociology, Bind 71, Nr. 3, 2023, s. 414-431.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Järvinen, M & Kessing, ML 2023, 'Self-casting and alter-casting: Healthcare professionals’ boundary work in response to peer workers', Current Sociology, bind 71, nr. 3, s. 414-431. https://doi.org/10.1177/00113921211048532

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Järvinen, M., & Kessing, M. L. (2023). Self-casting and alter-casting: Healthcare professionals’ boundary work in response to peer workers. Current Sociology, 71(3), 414-431. https://doi.org/10.1177/00113921211048532

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Järvinen M, Kessing ML. Self-casting and alter-casting: Healthcare professionals’ boundary work in response to peer workers. Current Sociology. 2023;71(3):414-431. https://doi.org/10.1177/00113921211048532

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Järvinen, Margaretha ; Kessing, Malene Lue. / Self-casting and alter-casting : Healthcare professionals’ boundary work in response to peer workers. I: Current Sociology. 2023 ; Bind 71, Nr. 3. s. 414-431.

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