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Manufacturing SMEs' Credit Collection Period and its Determinants: Some Evidence from Malaysia

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|Dec 2011

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10031-010-0011-9 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0198 | Journal ISSN: 1730-4237
Language: English
Page range: 83 - 104
Published on: Dec 21, 2011
Published by: University of Szczecin
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2011 Nasruddin Zainudin, Angappan Regupathi, published by University of Szczecin
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