The effects of repeated interviewing on children's forensic statements of sexual abuse

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1131-1143

  Hershkowitz, Irit ^a   Terner, Anat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; VICTIM;

EID: 38149002811     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1319     Document Type: Article

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