A descriptive analysis of audit price changes in the UK 1991–95

European Accounting Review

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 161-178

  Pong, Christopher K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84993106768     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0963818032000134921     Document Type: Article

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