Vietnamese-Australian grandparenthood: The changing roles and psychological well-being

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 265-288

  Vo Thanh Xuan, James ^a   Rice, Pranee Liamputtong ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Grandparenthood; Psychological well being; Role changes; Vietnamese immigrants

Indexed keywords

EID: 1242339091     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006777003250     Document Type: Article

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