Family help by Greek grandparents

Journal of Intergenerational Relationships

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 249-263

  Svensson Dianellou, Antonia ^a   Smith, Peter K ^a   Mestheneos, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Sextant   (Greece)

Author keywords

Daycare childcare; Family help; Grandparents; Greece; Social change

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956234710     PISSN: 15350770     EISSN: 15350932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15350770.2010.498737     Document Type: Article

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