Measurement and the Australian conceptual framework

Australian Accounting Review

Volumn 8, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 42-53

  Hampton, George ^a   Bishop, Terry ^b  

^a Charles Sturt University ^*

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84992979327     PISSN: 10356908     EISSN: 18352561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-2561.1998.tb00079.x     Document Type: Article

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