The Use of Medical Clowns as a Psychological Distress Buffer During Anogenital Examination of Sexually Abused Children
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The Use of Medical Clowns as a Psychological Distress Buffer During Anogenital Examination of Sexually Abused Children Dafna Tener a , Nessia Lang-Franco a , Shoshi Ofir a & Rachel LevWiesel b a TENE Center for Sexually Abused Children, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Poria-Padeh Medical Center, Tiberias, Israel b Creative Arts Therapy School, University of Haifa, Har HaCarmel, Israel Accepted author version posted online: 24 May 2011.Version of record first published: 03 Jan 2012.
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