Pathways into caregiving for rural custodial grandparents

Journal of Intergenerational Relationships

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-77

  Kropf, Nancy P ^a   Robinson, Margaret M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Co residential care; Custodial grandparents; Rural families

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750525263     PISSN: 15350770     EISSN: 15350932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J194v02n01_05     Document Type: Article

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