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Earnings management in public healthcare organizations: the case of the English NHS hospitals

Seraina C. Anagnostopouloua Department of Banking and Financial Management, University of Piraeus, Greece
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Charitini Stavropouloub School of Health Sciences, City, University of London, UK
Pages 95-104 | Published online: 13 Jan 2021

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