Firms’ Choice of Estimation Parameters: Empirical Evidence from SFAS No. 106

Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 427-448

  Amir, Eli ^a   Gordon, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals

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EID: 84997994418     PISSN: 0148558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148558X9601100311     Document Type: Article

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