Grandparents as family caregivers: Lessons for intergenerational education

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 361-372

  Kropf, Nancy P ^a   Burnette, Denise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 0038454854     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713844334     Document Type: Article

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