The saliency of the grandmother-granddaughter relationship: Predictors of association

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 25-39

  Kivett, Vira R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 0002151109     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v08n03_03     Document Type: Article

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