Family relationships of older, rural women: Stability and change

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 67-80

  Scott, Jean Pearson ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032239973     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v10n04_05     Document Type: Article

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