Financial statement fraud: Some lessons from us and european case studies

Australian Accounting Review

Volumn 17, Issue 42, 2007, Pages 49-61

  Brennan, Niamh M ^a   McGrath, Mary ^a  

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EID: 79957975091     PISSN: 10356908     EISSN: 18352561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-2561.2007.tb00443.x     Document Type: Article

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