The association between membership in the sandwich generation and health behaviors: A longitudinal study

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-46

  Chassin, Laurie ^a   Macy, Jon T ^b   Seo, Dong Chul ^b   Presson, Clark C ^a   Sherman, Steven J ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Health behaviors; Sandwich generation

Indexed keywords

EID: 74149085788     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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