Errors in estimating accruals: Implications for empirical research

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 105-134

  Hribar, Paul ^a   Collins, Daniel W ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 0036004049     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-679X.00041     Document Type: Review

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