Obligations to stepparents acquired in later life: Relationship quality and acuity of needs

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Ganong, Lawrence ^a   Coleman, Marilyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COOPERATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644661915     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/61.2.S80     Document Type: Article

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