Does remarriage expand perceptions of kinship support among the elderly?

Social Science Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-190

  Curran, Sara R ^a   McLanahan, Sara ^a   Knab, Jean ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037843259     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0049-089X(02)00046-7     Document Type: Article

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