Research and practice in child interviewing: Implications for children exposed to domestic violence

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 377-389

  Faller, Kathleen Coulborn ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Family Assessment Clinic   (United States)

^c Pub Child Welf Superv Train P

Author keywords

Child interviewing, children exposed to domestic violence; Domestic violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037254031     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260502250839     Document Type: Article

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