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Taking Labour Laws to the Domestic Dentist: Measuring Countries' Compliance with International Labour Non-discrimination Standards

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Sharkh, M.A. (2007). Taking Labour Laws to the Domestic Dentist: Measuring Countries' Compliance with International Labour Non-discrimination Standards. In: Kucera, D. (eds) Qualitative Indicators of Labour Standards. Social Indicators Research Series, vol 30. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5310-8_7

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