Autonomy in an ascribed relationship: The case of adult children and elderly parents

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 257-265

  Stuifbergen, Maria C ^a   Dykstra, Pearl A ^b   Lanting, Katja N ^a   van Delden, Johannes J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adult children; Elderly; Filial obligations; Interviews; Perceptions; Support; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957021326     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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