The health implications of grandparents caring for grandchildren in China

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 67 B, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-112

  Chen, Feinian ^a   Liu, Guangya ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grandparenting; Health; Living arrangements

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF REPORT;

AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; FAMILY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARENTING; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84856411514     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbr132     Document Type: Article

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