All in the family: The impact of caring for grandchildren on grandparents' health

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Hughes, Mary Elizabeth ^a   Waite, Linda J ^b   LaPierre, Tracey A ^c   Luo, Ye ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRANDCHILD; GRANDPARENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; WELLBEING; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CAREGIVERS; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34247614465     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/62.2.S108     Document Type: Article

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