Do older adults' network members continue to provide instrumental support in unbalanced relationships?

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-75

  Ikkink, Karen Klein ^a   Van Tilburg, Theo ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Older adults; Reciprocity; Social networks; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032340248     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407598151004     Document Type: Article

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