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The Effects Of Children'S Age and Delay on Recall in a Cognitive or Structured Interview

Lucy Akehurst Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth, UK
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Rebecca Milne Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth, Ravelin House, Ravelin Park, Museum Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO12QQ, UK
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Gunter Ko¨hnken Institute fur Psychologie, Universitat Kiel, Germany
Pages 97-107 | Published online: 27 Oct 2010

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