Interdependence in Asian families: The Singapore case

Journal of Intergenerational Relationships

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 117-125

  Mehta, Kalyani K ^a   Leng, Thang Leng ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aging; Asia; Family; Grandparenting; Intergenerational

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746844935     PISSN: 15350770     EISSN: 15350932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J194v04n01_13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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