Preventive health behaviors among grandmothers raising grandchildren

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Baker, Lindsey A ^a   Silverstein, Merril ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Grandparents raising grandchildren; Health and Retirement Study; Intergenerational relations; Preventive behavior

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GRANDCHILD; GRANDPARENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

EID: 52949099861     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/63.5.S304     Document Type: Article

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