Questioning children who may have been sexually abused: An integration of research into practice

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 37-58

  Faller, Kathleen Coulborn ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Children's suggestibility; Focused questions; Leading questions; Questioning children; Sexual abuse assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013060751     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J146v02n02_03     Document Type: Article

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