System intervention problems in child sexual abuse investigations: The mothers' perspectives

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 775-787

  Plummer, Carol A ^a   Eastin, Julie A ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Nonoffending mothers; System interventions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL ASPECT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34248583158     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260507300753     Document Type: Article

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