The Impact of Late-life parental death on adult sibling relationships

Research on Aging

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 495-519

  Khodyakov, Dmitry ^a   Carr, Deborah ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance directives; Bereavement; Durable power of attorney for health care; Living will; Sibling relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 68849104402     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027509337193     Document Type: Article

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