The Role of Grandparents in the Lives of Youth

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1168-1194

  Dunifon, Rachel ^a   Bajracharya, Ashish ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

grandchildren; grandparents; youth well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864412279     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X12444271     Document Type: Article

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