Who supports whom? How age and gender affect the perceived quality of support from family and friends

Gerontologist

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 231-238

  Lynch, Susan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Gender; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PERCEPTION; RELATIVE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE;

EID: 0031893488     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/38.2.231     Document Type: Article

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