A case study of child sexual false allegation

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1397-1411

  Hershkowitz, Irit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; False allegations; Suggestibility

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CASE REPORT; CHILD ABUSE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUGGESTION;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DATA COLLECTION; DECEPTION; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0034809083     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(01)00274-5     Document Type: Article

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