The suggestibilty of children's statements;Suggestive beeinflussungen von kinderaussagen

Psychologische Rundschau

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 183-198

  Volbert, Renate ^a   Pieters, Volker ^b  

^a Inst fur Forensische P   (Germany)

^b Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinderchirurgie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child witnesses; Children's testimony; Suggestibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001292107     PISSN: 00333042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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