A labor of love or labor itself: Care work among adult brothers and sisters

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 836-856

  Eriksen, Shelley ^a   Gerstel, Naomi ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 0036393371     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019251302236597     Document Type: Review

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