The Health of Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren: Does the Quality of Family Relationships Matter?

Families, Systems and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 417-430

  Goodman, Catherine C ^a   Tan, P Philip ^a   Ernandes, Patricia ^b   Silverstein, Merril ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Southern California Permanente Medical Group   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

closeness; conflict; grandparent caregiving; health

Indexed keywords

EID: 58249143794     PISSN: 10917527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013963     Document Type: Article

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