On the threshold of disclosure. The effects of a mass media field experiment

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 557-573

  Hoefnagels, Cees ^a,b   Baartman, Herman ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Effects campaign; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL ABUSE; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOTLINES; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MASS MEDIA; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0030982715     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(97)00012-4     Document Type: Article

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