Attitudes toward public support of the elderly: Does early involvement with grandparents moderate generational tensions?

Research on Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 108-132

  Silverstein, Merril ^a   Parrott, Tonya M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLICY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031030338     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027597191005     Document Type: Article

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