Effects of comprehensive-income characteristics on nonprofessional investors' judgments: The role of financial-statement presentation format

Accounting Review

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 179-207

  Maines, Laureen A ^a   McDaniel, Linda S ^a  

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EID: 0034336777     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/accr.2000.75.2.179     Document Type: Article

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