Public health and the aging family

Public Health Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 512-531

  Antonucci, Toni C ^a   Wong, Kristin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Epidemiological models; Family; Lifecourse; Lifespan; Social relations

Indexed keywords

AGING; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE EVENT; LIFESPAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 79959716365     PISSN: 03010422     EISSN: 21076952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03391614     Document Type: Review

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