African-Americans in senior settings: On the need for educating grandparents

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 287-303

  Strom, Robert ^a   Carter, Theodora ^a   Schmidt, Katherine ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1942474301     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270490278821     Document Type: Article

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