Aging and family life: A decade review

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1039-1058

  Silverstein, Merril ^a   Giarrusso, Roseann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging families; Caregiving; Intergenerational relations; Marriage; Siblings; Widowhood

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957222660     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00749.x     Document Type: Review

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