The materiality of environmental information to users of annual reports

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 562-583

  Deegan, Craig ^a   Rankin, Michaela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84986156531     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513579710367485     Document Type: Article

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