Proximity and contacts between older parents and their children: A European comparison

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 157-173

  Hank, Karsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cross national research; Families in middle and later life; Parent child relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846416870     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00351.x     Document Type: Article

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