The victimization of children: Recommendations for assessment and instrument development

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 829-840

  Hamby, Sherry L ^a   Finkelhor, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Juvenile victimization; Measurement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY; HUMAN; NEGLECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; VICTIM;

EID: 0033949033     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200007000-00011     Document Type: Article

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