Support network type and patterns of help giving and receiving among older people

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 83-101

  Litwin, Howard ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 0033486642     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J079v24n03_04     Document Type: Article

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