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Jane F. Mutchler, William Hopwood, James M. McKeown, The Influence of Contrary Information and Mitigating Factors on Audit Opinion Decisions on Bankrupt Companies, Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 35, No. 2 (Autumn, 1997), pp. 295-310
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