Grandparents raising grandchildren in a US-Mexico border community

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1117-1136

  Goodman, Melanie R ^a   Rao, Satya P ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Grandchildren; Grandparents; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD REARING; COMMUNITY; CUSTODY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GRANDCHILD; GRANDPARENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD REARING; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848899796     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732307308457     Document Type: Article

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