Gender differences in adult children's support of their parents in Taiwan

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 184-200

  Lin, I Fen ^a   Goldman, Noreen ^b   Weinstein, Maxine ^c   Yu Hsuan, L I N ^f   Gorrindo, Tristan ^d   Seeman, Teresa ^e  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Gender differences; Provision of support; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037330308     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2003.00184.x     Document Type: Review

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