An empirical investigation of determinants of audit reports in the UK

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 30, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 975-1016

  Ireland, Jennifer C ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 8744221537     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.05417     Document Type: Article

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