Evaluation of the children's advocacy center model: Efficiency, legal and revictimization outcomes

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 333-352

  Wolfteich, Paula ^a   Loggins, Brittany ^a,b  

^a VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ORLANDO HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

CAC; Intervention; Investigation; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 35248892509     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10560-007-0087-8     Document Type: Article

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