The grandparent-grandchild relationship: Implications for models of intergenerational communication

Human Communication Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 268-294

  Anderson, Karen ^a   Harwood, Jake ^b   Hummert, Mary Lee ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c University of North Texas ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Global risk of cardiovascular disease; Intima media thickness; Preventive cardiology; Risk score

Indexed keywords

EID: 25844498443     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: 14682958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hcr/31.2.268     Document Type: Article

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