Frequency of grandparent contact with grandchild sets: Six factors that make a difference

Gerontologist

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 276-285

  Uhlenberg, Peter ^a   Hammill, Bradley G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Intergenerational relationships; Kinship; Lineage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTIMACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 0031780247     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/38.3.276     Document Type: Article

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