Family things: Attending the household disbandment of older adults

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 193-205

  Ekerdt, David J ^a   Sergeant, Julie F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Family's self understanding; Household disbandment; Location of agency; Receiving of goods

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746233439     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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