Children's perspectives in the assessment of family violence: Psychometric characteristics and comparison to parent reports

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 156-167

  Kolko, David J ^a,c   Kazdin, Alan E ^b,d   Day, Brian T ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 0000820956     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559596001002007     Document Type: Article

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