Marital Implications of Parent-Adult Child Coresidence: A Longitudinal View

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Ward, Russell A ^a   Spitze, Glenna D ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME;

EID: 1642457286     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/59.1.S2     Document Type: Article

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