The influence of socio-economic and health differences on parents' provision of help to adult children: A British-United States comparison

Ageing and Society

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 441-458

  Henretta, John C ^a   Grundy, Emily ^b   Harris, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health; Intergenerational support; Socio economic variations; Transfers

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036055127     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X02008735     Document Type: Article

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