What's My Line? A Comparison of Industry Classification Schemes for Capital Market Research

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 745-774

  Bhojraj, Sanjeev ^a   Lee, Charles M C ^a   Oler, Derek K ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 0346898296     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1475-679X.2003.00122.x     Document Type: Article

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