The nature and dimensions of the grandparent role

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 93-108

  Thiele, Dianne M ^a   Whelan, Thomas A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Grandfathers; Grandmothers; Grandparent satisfaction; Grandparenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750415291     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J002v40n01_06     Document Type: Review

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