Family structure and the timing of transitions from 70 to 103 years of age

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 178-187

  Johnson, Colleen L ^a   Troll, Lillian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Childlessness; Late life family structure; Oldest old; Transitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 2842613669     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353386     Document Type: Article

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