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Audit regulation: a partial solution expanded. / Beattie, Vivien; Brandt, Richard; Fearnley, Stella.
In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, Vol. 7, No. 1, 1999, p. 31-47.

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Beattie, V, Brandt, R & Fearnley, S 1999, 'Audit regulation: a partial solution expanded', Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 31-47. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb024995

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Beattie, V., Brandt, R., & Fearnley, S. (1999). Audit regulation: a partial solution expanded. Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, 7(1), 31-47. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb024995

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Beattie V, Brandt R, Fearnley S. Audit regulation: a partial solution expanded. Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance. 1999;7(1):31-47. doi: 10.1108/eb024995

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Beattie, Vivien ; Brandt, Richard ; Fearnley, Stella. / Audit regulation : a partial solution expanded. In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance. 1999 ; Vol. 7, No. 1. pp. 31-47.

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