Beliefs about child witnesses: A survey of professionals

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 347-365

  Melinder, Annika ^a   Goodman, Gail S ^a,b   Eilertsen, Dag Erik ^a   Magnussen, Svein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 3142757136     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160310001618717     Document Type: Review

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