'Custodial grandmothers' physical, mental, and economic well-being: Comparisons of primary caregivers from low-income neighborhoods

Family Relations

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 475-487

  Bachman, Heather J ^a   Lindsay Chase Lansdale, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Economic distress; Grandmothers raising grandchildren; Health; Low income families

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844604690     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2005.00334.x     Document Type: Review

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