Transnational older adults and their families

Family Relations

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 468-478

  Treas, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family caregiving; Immigrant families; Intergenerational relations; Older adults; Transnational

Indexed keywords

EID: 52949132211     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2008.00515.x     Document Type: Article

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