Financial reciprocity and elder care: Interdependent resource transfers

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 420-436

  Koh, Sun Kang ^a   MacDonald, Maurice ^b  

^a Sungshin Women's University   (South Korea)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elder care; Family financial transfers; Mid life adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747663658     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-006-9028-5     Document Type: Article

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