Artificial neural networks in analytical review procedures

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-223

  Koskivaara, Eija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Auditing; Financial performance; Neural nets

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993012382     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02686900410517821     Document Type: Review

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