A note on selecting a response measure for financial distress

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 869-879

  Ward, Terry J ^a   Foster, Benjamin P ^b  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 33144487027     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00138     Document Type: Article

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