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Accounting, Corporate Governance & Business Ethics

Effects of financial characteristics on accounting conservatism of listed companies in Vietnam stock exchange

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Article: 2289199 | Received 14 Sep 2023, Accepted 24 Nov 2023, Published online: 25 Jan 2024

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