Case study: Allegations of abuse created in a single interview

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 966-970

  Bernet, William ^a,b  

^a Psychiatric Hospital at Vanderbilt   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; False allegation; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; COURT; DAY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUGGESTION; WITNESS;

EID: 0031007720     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199707000-00019     Document Type: Article

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