Designing interventions for grandparent caregivers: The need for an ecological perspective for practice

Families in Society

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 127-134

  Cox, Carole B ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037248012     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.76     Document Type: Review

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