Who will care for the grandparents? Exploring relationships between grandparents and grandchildren

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 19-22

  Tompkins, Catherine I ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD REARING; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD REARING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENTING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIRGINIA;

EID: 34250643530     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20070501-06     Document Type: Review

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