Parental marital disruption, family type, and transfers to disabled elderly parents

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Pezzin, Liliana E ^a   Pollak, Robert A ^b   Schone, Barbara Steinberg ^c,d  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Divorce; Family type; Intergenerational transfers; Living arrangements; Remarriage

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DIVORCE; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY INTERACTION; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MARRIAGE; PARENTAL AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STEPFAMILY;

EID: 57749207501     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/63.6.S349     Document Type: Article

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