Financial Ratio Covenants in UK Bank Loan Contracts and Accounting Policy Choice

Accounting and Business Research

Volumn 22, Issue 88, 1992, Pages 322-335

  Citron, David B ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0347869106     PISSN: 00014788     EISSN: 21594260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00014788.1992.9729448     Document Type: Article

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