Kinship care: Analysis of the health and well-being of grandfathers raising grandchildren using the grandparent assessment tool and the medical outcomes trust SF-36 TM health survey

Journal of Family Social Work

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 47-66

  Okagbue Reaves, Janet ^a,b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Foster care; Grandfathers; Health and well being; Kinship care; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745736073     PISSN: 10522158     EISSN: 15404072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J039v09n02_03     Document Type: Article

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