Geographic distance and contact between middle-aged children and their parents: The effects of social class over 20 years

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages

  Greenwell, Lisa ^a   Bengtson, Vern L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY LIFE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0031015301     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/52B.1.S13     Document Type: Article

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