Gender differences in the exchange of social support with friends, neighbors, and co-workers at midlife

Social Science Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 364-391

  Liebler, Carolyn A ^a   Sandefur, Gary D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0036710103     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0049-089X(02)00006-6     Document Type: Article

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