African American grandparents raising grandchildren: A national profile of demographic and health characteristics

Health and Social Work

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 109-118

  Fuller Thomson, Esme ^a   Minkler, Meredith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Caregiving; Grandparents; Health; Kinship care

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD REARING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD REARING; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034185458     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/25.2.109     Document Type: Article

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