Williams (1994)followed Up on Females Who Had Been Brought to a Hospital

question 16

Multiple Choice

Williams (1994) followed up on females who had been brought to a hospital emergency room for treatment of sexual abuse when they were children.When these women were interviewed 17 years after their emergency room visit,

• A) almost all of the women (95%) failed to report the original incident.
• B) very few of the women (less than 10%) failed to report the original incident.
• C) approximately one-half of the women (55%) failed to report the original incident.
• D) just over one-third of the women (38%) failed to report the original incident.

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