Parents' and Offspring's Perceptions of Change and Continuity when Parents Experience the Transition to Old Age

Advances in Life Course Research

Volumn 12, Issue , 2007, Pages 275-306

  Fingerman, Karen L ^a   Hay, Elizabeth L ^a   Kamp Dush, Claire M ^a   Cichy, Kelly E ^a   Hosterman, Shelley J ^a  

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EID: 36348974119     PISSN: 15694909     EISSN: 18796974     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1040-2608(07)12010-4     Document Type: Review

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